DC Emancipation Day 2020
Wednesday, April 15, 2020, 8:50 p.m.Woodridge Library
DC Emancipation Day 2020
Online Resources Connecting you to D.C. History
E-Books - Non-Fiction and Fiction
The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery by Foner, Eric, Dietz, Norman
Chocolate City: A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation's Capital by Asch, Chris Myers Musgrove, George Derek
Soulcatcher and Other Stories by Johnson, Charles
Washington The Making of the American Capital by Fergus Bordewich
Databases and Articles:
The American Mosaic: The African American Experience (Library Card Required)
Celebration of the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia - Photos & Illustrations
District of Columbia Emancipation Act of 1862 - Reference Articles
Emancipation Proclamation (1863) - Political, Government & Court Documents
ProQuest: Ethnic News Watch
"Advocates for D.C. Emancipation Day Push to Save Paid Day Off" - Washington Informer
"Historic D.C. Courthouse Re-Dedicated" - Washington Informer
"Washingtonian Slaves Freed First" - Washington Informer
"Why political emancipation without economic independence is incomplete freedom" - New Amsterdam News
Access Videos on Demand
DC Emancipation Day and the Emancipation Proclamation - Live discussion of the DC Emancipation Day historic documents moderated by Howard University Faculty.
DC Emancipation Act - National Archives presentation about the DC Emancipation Act.
Emancipation Nation: Constitution Day Panel Discussion - Panel discussion of Civil War scholars at the Smithsonian.
Law Day 2009: Emancipation Proclamation - Presentation at the Library of Congress focused on the effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on the U.S. Civil War.