Emancipation Day April 16 2024

Emancipation Day April 16 2024. Emancipation day is public holiday in 2025 in district of columbia. The prime minister, justin trudeau, today issued the following statement on emancipation day:

Emancipation day marks april 16th 1862, when president abraham lincoln signed the district of columbia compensated emancipation act. This year’s emancipation day celebration is on sunday, april 14th.