DC was only part of the U.S. to pay off slave owners for freeing enslaves persons they held.

The holiday has long served as a reminder of D.C.’s lack of statehood. Trump’s attacks on policies and ideology promoting ...

American schoolchildren are taught that the slaves in confederate states were freed when Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862. However, while that may be true in ...

D.C. Emancipation Day celebrations continue, with a parade, festival, and concert commemorating the end of slavery in the ...

D.C. will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Emancipation Day holiday this weekend. President Abraham Lincoln signed the D ...

Next month, history buffs will have the opportunity to bid on the gloves that President Lincoln wore on the night of his ...

In 2025, D.C. is celebrating 20 years of officially observing the holiday. A parade, festival, concert and fireworks will ...

Abraham Lincoln’s blood-stained leather gloves are headed for auction - Auctioneers in Chicago hope to get $4m for 140 items ...