DC Emancipation Act 2016 August 11

In 1862, the DC Emancipation Act freed enslaved persons in the District of Columbia. Damani Davis, archivist, discusses petitions filed by owners and slaves under the Act.

⇒ Event Evaluation Form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KYREventEval
⇒ Presentation Slides: https://www.archives.gov/calendar/know-your-records/handouts-presentations/davis-dc-emancipation-presentation.pdf
⇒ Handout 1 of 3: https://www.archives.gov/research/census/african-american/slavery-in-dc-1800-1860.pdf
⇒ Handout 2 of 3: https://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/slavery-in-dc-courts-commissions.pdf
⇒ Handout 3 of 3: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/dc_emancipation_act/
⇒ Transcript taken from the captioning is available upon request to KYR@nara.gov.
⇒ Learn more about the Know Your Records program:
http://www.archives.gov/calendar/know-your-records/

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