The Office of the Secretary invites all District residents and visitors to participate in DC Emancipation Day Activities.   On these pages we are compiling as many events as possible to encourage participation. Come join us at any event you are interested in!  Please contact us if we are missing a community event!  Check back often, as these pages will be updated often.

Date	Event	Time	Location	More Information
April 1-30	Exhibition: Riots are the Language of the Unheard	Tue - Sat, 10 am - 5 pm	Historical Society of Washington, 801 K Street, NW	www.historydc.org
April 1-30	Exhibition: The National Archives will exhibit the original District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act	Daily 10 am - 7 pm	The National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW	www.archives.gov
April 1-30	Exhibition: From Freedom’s Shadows:  African-Americans and the United States Capitol	Mon - Thurs 9:30 am - 9 pm Fri - Sat 9:30 am - 5:30 pm Sun 1 pm - 5 pm	The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G Street, NW	www.dclibrary.org
Tuesday, April 8	Ecumenical Forum: Emancipation and Civil Rights: A Movement for Freedom	7 pm	The Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church, 1701 15th Street, NW	Phone: (202) 234-0300
Wednesday, April 9	Program: Slavery and the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act presented by the University of the District of Columbia History Club	7 pm	University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW	Phone: (202) 274-5797
Thursday, April 10	Program:  Tribute to A. Philip Randolph and Congressman John Lewis Hosted by the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity	7 pm	Rayburn House Office Building, Room B-357
Saturday, April 12	Wreath Laying Program:  Annual ceremony sponsored by DC Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. and the U.S. National Park Service, with an historical overview, inspirational message, and music	10 am	Lincoln Park, East Capital Street, between 11th and 13th Streets, NE	Phone: (202) 726-5820
Saturday, April 12	Film:  Congressman Robert Smalls:  A Patriot’s Journey from Slavery to Capitol Hill	2 pm	Historical Society of Washington, 801 K Street, NW	www.historydc.org
Saturday, April 12	Program:  Brentwood Community Emancipation Day Celebration Hosted by Giant Food	2 pm	Brentwood Shopping Center, 1050 Brentwood Road, NE
Saturday, April 12	Performance: Celebrating the Struggle for Emancipation and Civil Rights through Poetry and Prose	5-7 pm	Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th Street, NW	www.busboysandpoets.com
Monday, April 14	Program: Washingtonians and the Riot of 1968 hosted by the Humanities Council of Washington, DC	11 am	The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G Street, NW	www.wdchumanities.org
Monday, April 14	Panel Discussion and Performance: Conversation on Great Streets with Bomani Armah, Professor Griff, and Anthony "A-tone" Muhammad	12-2 pm	The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G Street, NW	For more information or to RSVP contact: programs@wdchumanities.org or call 202-387-8391
Wednesday, April 16	DC Emancipation Day Parade/March:  hosted by the The African American Holiday Association, The American Friends Service Committee, DC Black History Celebration Committee, Friends of DC Emancipation Day, and Stand Up! for Democracy in DC Coalition (Free DC)	11 am - 12 pm	Historic Franklin Square, between 13th and 14th and I (Eye) Streets, NW,	www.freedc.org Anise Jenkins 202-232-2500 Ayo Handy Kendi 202-667-2577 Brenda Sayles 202-635-9337
Wednesday, April 16	Musical Performance: Freedom Blues	12:30 pm	Historical Society of Washington, 801 K Street, NW	www.historydc.org
Wednesday,  April 16	Performance: Re-enactment of Frederick Douglass’ 1883 D.C. Emancipation Speech	1 pm	Historical Society of Washington, 801 K Street, NW	www.historydc.org