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Georgetown University Sesquicentennial Commemoration of the Emancipation of the District of Columbia

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In conjunction with the District of Columbia, Georgetown University presents a program  commemorating the Sesquicentennial  (150th) Anniversary of President Lincoln's signing of the Compensated Emancipation Act of April 16, 1862, which freed 3,100 enslaved persons in the District of Columbia nine months before Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

Presenters include:

Maurice Jackson, PhD., Associate Professor
The Meaning of the Emancipation in the Nation's Capital: 1862 and 2012

Slavery by Another Name

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The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation will commemorate the District of Columbia Sesquicentennial Emancipation Day Celebration with the documentary, Slavery by Another Name, followed by a questions and answers session with some of the guests featured in the documentary. Guests invited to participate in the program include Ambassador George Haley.

Emancipation Day with Congressman John Lewis

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This forum will consist of a dialogue with Congressman John Lewis and his role in the Civil Rights Movement and the struggle for freedom, liberty, equality, and justice.  The Congressman will discuss Bloody Sunday during the march from Selma to Montgomery; Civil Rights marches throughout the South; the role of the Student Non-Violence Coordinating Committee in the Civil Rights Movement; and the 1963 March on Washington where he was the youngest speaker at the Lincoln Memorial with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. when he gave his famous I Have a Dream speech.

The Struggle for Freedom, Liberty, Justice, and Equality

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In observance of the 150th anniversary of D.C. emancipation, this panel will focus on slavery, abolition, emancipation, and Senator Henry Wilson, the author of the D.C. Compensated Emancipation Act which freed 3,100 enslaved persons. The panelists will discuss colonization after emancipation; Lincoln and the movement for black resettlement; patriotism and Africa-American service in the Civil War; and the globalization of cheap labor markets in Africa.

Poetry and Prose: A Literal Celebration of the Triumphs for Emancipation

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A commemorative recognition of the Sesquicentennial celebration of emancipation in the District of Columbia will be highlighted in a program of poetry and prose to pay special tribute to those individuals who fought in the  struggle for freedom, liberty, justice and equality for all.

Civil War Encampment

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An interactive experience of a Civil War camp with a tour of the grounds of Tudor Place that includes costumed interpreters, expert historians and authors.  Mingle, observe, and take in life as it was lived by soldiers, enslaved workers and women on the home front.

Elizabeth Thomas, Heroine of Fort Stevens - How to Find the Jewels on Your Family Tree

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In her quest to find information about her ancestors, genealogist Alice Freeman Harris discovered the remarkable story of her Great Great Aunt Elizabeth Thomas, who was an important figure in District of Columbia Civil War hstory.  Ms. Harris will describe how you can begin researching your ancestors.  Using her own Great Great Aunt Elizabeth Thomas as a case study, she will demonstrate how you can find jewels on your own family tree. Ms.

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