# Event Details - **Event Name**: Black Georgetown Foundation: DC Emancipation Day - Learning & Service - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Join us as we observe DC Emancipation Day—a time to remember the past and build the future.About this EventJoin us for DC Emancipation Day: Remembrance and Service Day on April 11 at the Mt Zion – Female Union Band Society Cemeteries.Before Juneteenth, there was DC Emancipation Day.On April 16, 1862, slavery was abolished in the District of Columbia. More than 3,100 enslaved individuals were freed—eight months before the Emancipation Proclamation. At the same time, DC became the only part of the United States where enslavers were financially compensated, a reality that remains part of this history.The Mt Zion Cemetery (dating back to 1808) and the Female Union Band Society Cemetery (dating back to 1842) are the oldest remaining intact Black cemeteries in Washington, DC, where enslaved, freed, and free Black individuals are buried.The day will begin at 10:00 AM with a libation ceremony led by Nana Malaya Rucker, followed by a public reading of names from the 1862 DC Compensated Emancipation records—bringing those individuals into present-day recognition.We will also share selected words from Bishop Daniel Payne, who delivered a sermon at Ebenezer AME Church in Georgetown on April 13, 1862, and met with President Abraham Lincoln the following day as the city stood on the brink of emancipation.Following the program, we will move into volunteer service activities focused on spring cleaning and caring for the cemeteries. No experience necessary. This is a free event and ALL are welcome.Feel free to bring your garden equipment, dress in comfortable clothes, wear closed-toe shoes, and join us in caring for the grounds. Let this be a day to learn more about American history—right here in Georgetown.https://vimeo.com/1104477899?share=copy - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/washington/black-georgetown-foundation-dc-emancipation-day-learning-and-service/100001986343421645 - **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, volunteering - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fblack-georgetown-foundation-dc-emancipation-day-learning-service-tickets-1986343421645 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Washington - **state**: DC - **country**: United States - **location**: Mt Zion - Female Union Band Society Cemetery - **lat**: 38.9111472 - **long**: -77.05407029999998 - **full address**: Mt Zion - Female Union Band Society Cemetery, 2501 Mill Road Northwest, Washington, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Black Georgetown (https://allevents.in/org/black-georgetown/20267389) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/3231f1b18a952cc294226042d878d0d4af1a51a0c2d5e53f27b48ccfc3bf2b91-rimg-w1080-h1350-dcfef1d6-gmir.jpg?v=1775070429 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/b9324ead99b47492ec6e067b2c80b69de1672254ff3afb9eac77662ea157eb72-rimg-w400-h400-dcfef0d6-gmir.jpg?v=1775070428 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am (-04:00) - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Mt Zion - Female Union Band Society Cemetery, 2501 Mill Road Northwest, Washington, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Black Georgetown - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** music, entertainment, volunteering - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Black Georgetown Foundation: DC Emancipation Day - Learning & Service ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Black Georgetown Foundation: DC Emancipation Day - Learning & Service", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/3231f1b18a952cc294226042d878d0d4af1a51a0c2d5e53f27b48ccfc3bf2b91-rimg-w1080-h1350-dcfef1d6-gmir.jpg?v=1775070429", "startDate": "2026-04-11T10:00:00-04:00", "endDate": "2026-04-11T13:00:00-04:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/washington/black-georgetown-foundation-dc-emancipation-day-learning-and-service/100001986343421645", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Mt Zion - Female Union Band Society Cemetery", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "2501 Mill Road Northwest", "postalCode": "20007", "addressLocality": "Washington", "addressRegion": "DC", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "38.9111472", "longitude": "-77.05407029999998" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join us as we observe DC Emancipation Day—a time to remember the past and build the future.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-01", "availabilityEnds": "2026-04-11T13:00:00-04:00", "validFrom": "2026-04-01", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/washington/black-georgetown-foundation-dc-emancipation-day-learning-and-service/100001986343421645" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-01", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-01", "url": "https://allevents.in/washington/black-georgetown-foundation-dc-emancipation-day-learning-and-service/100001986343421645", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Black Georgetown", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/black-georgetown/20267389", "description": "The Mt Zion -  Female Union Band Historic Memorial Park Inc  (Mt. Zion-FUBS Foundation).  The Mt. Zion - FUBS Foundation is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization incorporated in 2005 to jointly manage the preservation and commemoration of the Mt. Zion Church Cemetery and Female Union Band Society Cemetery. Active from 1809 to 1950 and historically African American, the two cemeteries share nearly equal parts of 3-acres that sit adjacent to both the historic Dumbarton House (1799) and once “white-only” Oak Hill Cemetery (1849) at 27th and Mill Road NW in Georgetown. Segregation in life often meant segregation in death.\r\n \r\nThe Mt. Zion-FUBS Foundation was formed to resurrect the wealth of stories, protect historical artifacts, and preserve and restore this American treasure. Additionally, the Foundation is a platform for the creation of a research and programming center that will educate future generations not only surrounding the burial ground but placing it and the interred in their proper historical context over arguably the most important 150-year period of our nation (slavery, the Civil War, the Civil Rights Movement and two World Wars).    We are engaged in a broadly-supported effort to restore the cemetery and create a Memorial Park that has an unprecedented opportunity to rediscover nearly two centuries of lost African American history and to develop a historic memorial park as a sacred space for quiet reflection and respectful commemoration. " } ] } ] ```