On April 16, 1892, more than 3,100 slaves in the District of Columbia were freed. On Friday and Saturday, local leaders — including D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and our own Joe Clair — will celebrate Emancipation Day with festivities on Freedom Plaza.
Just in case you were tempted to thank our benevolent overlords for the extra time to wade through the 74,608-page tax code, Jason Russell of the Washington Examiner explains the change: “[Washington, DC] celebrates Emancipation Day every April 16 to
Just in case you were tempted to thank our benevolent overlords for the extra time to wade through the 74,608-page tax code, Jason Russell of the Washington Examiner explains the change: “[Washington, DC] celebrates Emancipation Day every April 16 to
The holiday commemorates President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act in April 1862. This law, which compensated slave owners, is not the same as the more commonly known Emancipation Proclamation,
D.C. Emancipation Day celebrations are scheduled for Saturday, but the impact on drivers starts Friday, the day that the government offices are closed and the traffic rules change. Because the changes affect the District rules only, commuters from the