The annual DC Emancipation Day Celebration takes place this Saturday, April 13th. This year’s star studded event includes notable performances by award winning artists such as Faith Evans, Kenny Lattimore, Mya, Doug E Fresh, Master Gee and EU featuring Sugar Bear.
The Celebration will include a Parade, a Concert and Fireworks. The Parade will start at 2pm on Pennsylvania Avenue between 10th and 14 streets, followed by Fireworks at 3pm at the Freedom Plaza.
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About 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. It is this legislation, and the courage and struggle of those who fought to make it is this reality that we commemorate every April 16, DC Emancipation Day.
