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I introduced my Emancipation Day resolution to mark the date when President Lincoln freed 3,100 enslaved individuals in DC, nine months before the Emancipation Proclamation. The holiday has new significance this year, as DC is actively denied autonomy over its own local budget.
Apr 16, 2025, 1:41 PM
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"title": "Norton Introduces Resolution Commemorating Emancipation Day",
"description": "WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced her resolution commemorating Emancipation Day. Emancipation Day, which is an official holiday in D.C., honors the date in 1862 ..."
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