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This is the original Act and translation, which abolished slavery in the District of Columbia drafted by Senator Henry Wilson and signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln. This item gives you a visual of the bill and a complete translation of the…

Slaves from Southern states came to Washington, DC to seek refuge from their southern slave holders. These persons were awaiting a visit from Abraham Lincoln at Camp Barker, located a mile north of of the White House in 1862. Click here to view image…

Designed and sculpted by Thomas Ball and erected in 1876, the monument depicts Abraham Lincoln in his role of the "Great Emancipator" freeing a male African American slave modeled on Archer Alexander

Also known as the Freedman’s Memorial or the…

An image of our 16th president who not only liberated the slaves in Dc, but throughout the nation.

President Lincoln's letter to Congress informing them that he singed the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act. Click here to view this document