16
Apr'24
2024-04-16 08:55 AM
CBCCS Administrative Offices Closed (Emancipation Day)
CBCCS Administrative Offices are closed today in observance of DC Emancipation Day. Our Food Distribution Ministry will not distribute food today.
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 a reality, that we commemorate every April 16, DC Emancipation Day.
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