District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act

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The District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act was an 1862 law that ended slavery in Washington, D.C. by freeing enslaved people and compensating their former owners, serving as a key precursor to the Emancipation Proclamation.

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District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act canonical	1
District of Columbia slavery debate	1

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37th United States Congress → passed → District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act ⓘ

The Power of Congress over the District of Columbia → associatedWith → District of Columbia slavery debate ⓘ

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