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**FILE** Black Alley, who rocked the crowd at last year’s Emancipation Day festivities, is scheduled to perform at this year’s Emancipation Day concert in Freedom Plaza on April 14. (WI photo)

Emancipation Day Festivities to Take Place on April 14

by James Wright Jr.April 10, 2024April 10, 2024

D.C. will celebrate the 162nd anniversary of the Compensated Emancipation Act with a parade, concert, and fireworks on April 14 at Freedom Plaza in Northwest.