Parade, festival and concert mark the end of slavery in the District, drawing thousands to a new, expanded footprint in Northwest Washington.
WASHINGTON — Thousands are expected to gather in the nation’s capital Sunday for D.C. Emancipation Day, as the annual parade and festival move to a larger location to accommodate growing crowds.
This year’s celebration has been relocated to Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest between 9th and 13th streets, where crews spent the morning setting up stages and barricades in preparation for a full day of events.
D.C. Emancipation Day commemorates April 16, 1862, when President
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