D.C. Emancipation Act, 1862
Title
D.C. Emancipation Act, 1862
Description
The District of Columbia Emancipation Act freed roughly 3,000 slaves in the nation's capital city on April 16, 1862
Source
National Archives
Citation
“D.C. Emancipation Act, 1862,” Jewish Life in Mr. Lincoln’s City, accessed May 23, 2013, http://www.jhsgw.org/exhibitions/online/lincolns-city/items/show/247.