DC was only part of the U.S. to pay off slave owners for freeing enslaves persons they held.

Ignoring the historical moment of emancipation, they often assumed that any white man standing next to a Black man kneeling was a demeaning image. Symbols that have served effectively for one time ...

Thousands turned out on Sunday to partake in D.C.’s parade commemorating Emancipation Day, the day in 1862 that 3,000 enslaved people in the District were given their freedom. D.C.’s annual ...