Emancipation proclamation which was issued eight months later. On this day 157 years ago an act for the release of certain persons held to service or labor in the District Of Columbia became law. The d. C. Emancipation act and enslavery in washington, d. C. Freeing 3,100 enslaved individuals. For the past year as war raged between the union and the confederacy opponents of slavery had decried the scandal of slavery continuing to exist within the nations capitol. 8 1 2 months later president lincoln sign said the emancipation proclamation which did not free all enslaved persons but sent a powerful signal slavery would no longer be tolerated. The emancipation proclamation has assumed a place among the greatest arguments of human freedom. The story of the emancipation proclamation is one that would help to redefine freedom and eventually change the course of history. Both the proclamation and the d. C. Legislation represent a praups of hope, freedom and justice that continues to inspire a
Within the nations capitol. 8 1 2 months later president lincoln sign said the emancipation proclamation which did not free all enslaved persons but sent a powerful signal slavery would no longer be tolerated. The emancipation proclamation has assumed a place among the greatest arguments of human freedom. The story of the emancipation proclamation is one that would help to redefine freedom and eventually change the course of history. Both the proclamation and the d. C. Legislation represent a praups of hope, freedom and justice that continues to inspire and resonate with the American People more than 150 years after its creation. Now its my pleasure to welcome the reverend to the stage. Hes the director of the office of religious affairs and the executive office of the mayor and the interim director of the Mayors Office of africanamerican affairs and the commission on fathers, men and boys. He serves as a liaison for the Faith Community in the District Of Columbia and also provides sup
Frees 3100 enslaved individuals. For the past year as war raged between the union and the confederacy opponents of slavery had decried the scandal of slavery continuing to exist within the Nations Capital. Eight and a half month later, president lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation which did not free all enslaved persons but sent a powerful signal that slavery would no longer be tolerated. The emancipation proclamation has assumed a place among the greatest arguments of human freedom. The story of the emancipation proclamation is one that would help to redefine freedom and eventually change the course of history. Both the proclamation and the d. C. Legislation represent a promise of hope, freedom, and justice that continues to inspire and resonate with the American People more than 150 years after its creation. Now its my pleasure to welcome the reverend thomas brown to the stage. He is the director of the office of religious affairs and the executive office of the mayor. And t
Rescue though. That was the sewer. Not so clean and thats what gives him the idea that hes going to behave like somebody that we know. Even though they havent had it theyre like wait a minute, these people sound nice. They put the kittens back down and theyre in the crate waiting for mom to come back. They do this for an hour and so they take them in to get fostered and their names, ready for this . Did they see the lion king . That might have something to do with it. But theyre all adorable and waiting to go to a home. If youre a frequent air traveller its your worst nightmare. The captain comes over the radio and says theres a problem in the cockpit we have to go back. This is footage from the inside of south African Airlines flight 209. It just took off from ghana but its just down to 180 and its coming back down to land. You can hear sounds like the Flight Attendant saying keep your heads you can see waiting in the airport and he brought it down. Serious situations with the fire in
A stray shower possible today. Not likely. S id about 10 chance you will see that the mainly north of d. C. Through maryland. You guys may have a stray shower thgh the afternoon and evening. Perfect day to get out to the pool. Not going to be like that each day this week. Rain chces returning to our p ea. Thats coming u the tenday merecast. Ntime, we are following breaking news out of thct distri this morning. Three people shot on t street in northwest d. C. Overnight. Now, police sayhat this happened near the howard theater. All three victims were rushed to the hospital. To word on their condition right now, but policeay they are looking for a white audi car with d. C. Tags in connection to this case. We do have some good news this morning. Wer has been restored to thousands of people who were left in the dark in the district. Thats right. News4s derrick ward is live in the newsroom with the latest on the overnight outage. What happened, derrick . Yu know, it was about 2 45 yesterday