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.
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⇒ Handout 1 of 3: https://www.archives.gov/research/census/african-american/slavery-in-dc-1800-1860.pdf
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