On April 16, 1862, Congress passed and President Abraham Lincoln signed the District of Columbia Emancipation Act, which allowed 3,100 enslaved individuals residing in Washington, DC to gain their freedom.
In celebration of DC Emancipation Day, we’re taking a closer look at the remarkable life of DC native Loretta Carter Hanes. Hanes spent her life fighting for educational equality and for official recognition of April 16 as Emancipation Day in the District of Columbia.
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Lillian J. Huff (Age 87) peacefully transitioned from this life on Monday, September 17, 2018. She was a community activist and leader throughout the city especially in the Lamond Riggs Civic Association, political activist on the DC Statehood Committee and a leader in the DC Federation of Democratic Women's Organization.
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"Free D.C." The Struggle for Civil, Political, and Human Rights in Washington, D.C., 1965-1979
By Selah Shalom Johnson · 2015
Stand Up! for Democracy in DC (FREE DC) was founded in 1997 to help 700,000 residents of our nation’s capital achieve full and equal citizenship rights through DC statehood. Checks and/or money orders may be mailed to Stand Up! (Free DC) via our President Emeritus, Anise Jenkins, at 635 Edgewood Street NE, #708, Washington, DC 20017. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT!
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