DC Emancipation Act
William G. McGowan Theater
Washington, DC
Thursday, August 11, 2016 - 2:00 p.m. EDT
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In 1862, the DC Emancipation Act freed enslaved persons in the District of Columbia. Damani Davis, archivist, discusses petitions filed by owners and slaves under the Act.
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