District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act is signed into law by President Lincoln on April 16, freeing the capital’s enslaved residents and reimbursing slaveholders.
[This post is still under construction, more forthcoming in 2023]
District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act is signed into law by President Lincoln on April 16, freeing the capital’s enslaved residents and reimbursing slaveholders.
[This post is still under construction, more forthcoming in 2023]
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