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The Civil War: Emancipation in Washington, DC
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August 15, 2011
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2:04Now PlayingAfrican Americans living in the nation's capital were freed when Abraham Lincoln signed the District of Columbia Emancipation Act in April 1862, nine months before he issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Kate Masur of Northwestern University spoke about the impact of the law at the U.S. Capitol Historical Society.
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