Morning News - Sept. 17, 2021
DC Emancipation Day is annually celebrated on April 16th, commemorating the 1862 signing of the DC Compensated Emancipation Act by President Lincoln, which freed 3,100+ enslaved people in the city. It is an official public holiday, and the mayor’s office and DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music,
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