Sen. Cory Booker @SenBooker
Today I celebrate DC Emancipation Day—a day honoring the 3,100 enslaved people in DC who were freed in 1862. Yet, over 150 years after being granted freedom, the fight for representation continues in our nation’s capital. It’s long past time we answer the call for #DCStatehood. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Muriel Bowser @MayorBowser
Today, on DC Emancipation Day, we remember the more than 3,000 slaves set free in the District 159 years ago. Beca… https://t.co/vviRMJzVgK