Emancipation Day 2024 District Of Columbia. The prime minister, justin trudeau, today issued the following statement on emancipation day: The dc compensated emancipation act of 1862 ended slavery in washington, dc, freed 3,100 individuals, reimbursed those who had legally owned them and offered the newly freed women and men money to emigrate.
On sunday, april 14, 2024, the emancipation day celebration will take place in the district of columbia. Emancipation day 2024 message from the pj patterson institute for africa caribbean advocacy.