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
And there hadnt been a good book on race in washington, d. C. , for about 20 years, so we wanted to fill that void. The reason we made it 400 years is because most of the books about the city ignored many racial populations in the city, in particular the native american population. So, we wanted to start in the historical beginning, the first time we have written records of washington, d. C. , which john smith came up the potomac and went to the native american settlement. Lets focus on the from the beginning, the racial makeup of the city, once congress got here in 1800, was about 20 africanamerican. D. C. Was carved out of prime plantation county. There were plantations in the middle of where the city is today. There was already a Large Population in the area. As the folks who were building the capitol decided to employ slaves and in certain cases free blacks on the Construction Projects of building the capitol, that population remained relatively constant through the antebellum peri
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
Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house of representatives. \[cheers and applause] ms. Pelosi yes, indeed, this afternoon is very much a cause for celebration and cheering for what happened 100 years ago today. In the house of representatives. I want to thank the u. S. Army String Quartet for making it so pleasant for us. Im honored to be here with leader Kevin Mccarthy and the bipartisan members of congress. Mostly our women members of congress. We salute our cochairs of the bipartisan house caucus for womens issues. Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence and congresswoman debbie lesko. \[applause] and let us welcome cokie roberts, a trail blazing force for women in journalism and her daughter rebecca, an outstanding journalist in her own right, writing about women. \[applause] as many of the women members know, the lindy boggs room, this room, the only room named for a woman in this capitol is named for cokies lovely mother, rebeccas grandmother, lindy boggs
Some of the important racial populations in the city. In particular, the native american population. We wanted to start in the historical beginnings, the first time we have written records in that was ind. C. , 1908 when john smith came up from jamestown and went to the native American Village on the banks of the anacostia. Lets focus on the early american period. What was the makeup at the time . Prof. Musgrove once congress got here in 1800, it was 20 africanamerican. D. C. Was carved out of tobacco plantation counties. They were plantations in the middle of the city today. There was already a large black population in the area. As folks who were building the capital decided to employ slaves, and in certain cases, free blacks on the Construction Projects building the capital, that population remained constant through the end of the antebellum period. How many africanamericans were free compared to those who were enslaved . Prof. Musgrove when Congress Comes to town in 1800, the vast