As many as 4,000 people gathered in Norfolk, Virginia, on January 1, 1863, for what historians believe was the first Emancipation Day parade in the United States. Much of what is known about the ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Charleston celebrated Emancipation Day with a parade and a post-program. The nation’s longest-running parade made a return in honor of the Emancipation Proclamation, which ...

Thousands of people braved sweltering heat and threatening rain clouds on Friday afternoon, to attend the annual free ...

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This video is no longer available. Thousands turned out on Sunday to partake in D.C.’s parade commemorating Emancipation Day, the day in 1862 that 3,000 enslaved people in the District were given ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The District will soon celebrate its 163rd D.C. Emancipation Day, marking 163 years since slavery was ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Charleston's annual Emancipation Day Parade took place Wednesday, marking 162 years since President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation and declared all ...