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Khalid Naji-Allah, Chief Photographer for Mayor Muriel Bowser By Melissa Noel ·Updated April 16, 2023
The District of Columbia celebrates its 161st anniversary of Emancipation Day — the day when over 3,000 African Americans were freed from enslavement in the nation’s capital.
“During DC Emancipation Day, we celebrate our history. We celebrate 161 years ago when President Lincoln signed the DC Compensated Emancipation Act,” DC Mayor Muriel Bowser tells ESSENCE about the
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