DC Compensated Emancipation Act (1 jan 1862 ano – 1 jan 1862 ano)
Descrição:
Issued by the Congress and signed by President Abraham Lincoln. The act ended slavery in Washington, DC, freed 3,100 individuals, reimbursed those who had legally owned them and offered the newly freed women and men money to emigrate.
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Watts Branch Timeline
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