Washington, DC ended slavery before the Emancipation Proclamation
9 months earlier
In 1862, the Compensated Emancipation Act freed about 3,100 people in Washington, DC. It did so nine months before the Emancipation Proclamation.
9 months earlier
In 1862, the Compensated Emancipation Act freed about 3,100 people in Washington, DC. It did so nine months before the Emancipation Proclamation.