DC was only part of the U.S. to pay off slave owners for freeing enslaves persons they held.

D.C. Emancipation Day celebrations continue, with a parade, festival, and concert commemorating the end of slavery in the ...

Thousands celebrate DC Emancipation Day with a parade, live entertainment, and fireworks, marking the 20th anniversary of the public holiday.

In 2025, D.C. is celebrating 20 years of officially observing the holiday. A parade, festival, concert and fireworks will ...

Thousands turned out Sunday to partake in D.C.’s parade marking Emancipation Day, the day in 1862 that 3,000 enslaved people ...

Emancipation Day marks the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia on April 16, 1862. More than 3,000 enslaved ...

D.C. will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Emancipation Day holiday this weekend. President Abraham Lincoln signed the D ...