Look below the weekday name of Emancipation Day in 2025, you will see the day of the week “Wednesday, April 16, 2025”.
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About Emancipation Day
Emancipation Day is the day slavery ended. The date and details may vary depending on where you are:
- In the United States: Emancipation Day is sometimes celebrated on January 1, the day President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation went into effect in 1863, which freed enslaved people in the Confederate states.
- Another date, April 16, is celebrated in Washington, D.C., marking the day slavery ended in the capital in 1862.
- In other countries: Different countries have their own Emancipation Days to celebrate when slavery ended. For example, in many Caribbean countries, it is celebrated on August 1.
This day is a time to reflect on freedom and remember the end of slavery.
