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Eleanor Holmes Norton: It is Emancipation Day in the District, and they are about to embark on a parade, the least emancipated city in the…

On the recordApril 15, 2013
It is Emancipation Day in the District, and they are about to embark on a parade, the least emancipated city in the United States is about to march in an Emancipation Day parade.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton highlights the irony of an Emancipation Day parade in a city with historical struggles.

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