DC Emancipation Day Parade
From 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm- http://www.dcemancipationday.com/ Info
Saturday, April 15, 2023 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Emancipation Day marks April 16th 1862, when President Abraham Lincoln signed the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act. The Act freed over 3,000 slaves in the District of Columbia eight months before President Lincoln issued his broader Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War. The District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act means the District has the distinction of being the only part of the United States to have compensated slave owners for freeing enslaved persons they held. It has been an official public holiday in the District since 2005. Location: Pennsylvania Avenue NW, between 11th and 14th Streets Route: Starting at 11th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW Proceeding west on Pennsylvania Avenue to 13th Street NW Ending on Pennsylvania Avenue NW, between 13th and 14th Streets Followed by a concert at Freedom Plaza from 3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
10th St NW & Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20530, USA
Saturday, April 15, 2023 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Emancipation Day marks April 16th 1862, when President Abraham Lincoln signed the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act.
The Act freed over 3,000 slaves in the District of Columbia eight months before President Lincoln issued his broader Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War. The District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act means the District has the distinction of being the only part of the United States to have compensated slave owners for freeing enslaved persons they held.
It has been an official public holiday in the District since 2005.
- Starting at 11th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW
- Proceeding west on Pennsylvania Avenue to 13th Street NW
- Ending on Pennsylvania Avenue NW, between 13th and 14th Streets
Followed by a concert at Freedom Plaza from 3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.