Emancipation Day Freedom School Archives

Historian C.R. Gibbs lectures students about the many plantations located in and around Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia and how life was for African Americans during the time of Emancipation until the present day at Emancipation Day Freedom School held at THEARC in southeast D.C. on April 16. (Robert Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Freedom School Bridges D.C. Emancipation Day’s Past and Present

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. April 17, 2019December 21, 2021

In commemoration of D.C. Emancipation Day, One DC and We Act Radio hosted a discussion, movie screening and a series of workshops Tuesday centered around the local holiday’s significance in the ongoing fight for educational and housing equity.

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