Tag: Emancipation Monument

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) marked the beginning of Black History Month by reintroducing her bill that would remove the Emancipation Monument from Lincoln...

The Mary McLeod Bethune and 'Emancipation' Monuments are no longer behind bars. The National Park Service (NPS) began removing the fencing surrounding the two statues...

The 'Emancipation Memorial' and the statue to Mary McLeod Bethune will remain enclosed for at least another month and a half, representatives from the...

A conservative group held a rally in Lincoln Park Tuesday, July 14 in support of the preservation of the Emancipation Memorial. Urban CURE (Center...

Two very different events took place Friday, July 3 in Lincoln Park, one a teach-in hosted by a Frederick Douglass reenactor and historians, another...

If Frederick Douglass could see the controversy over the Emancipation Memorial in Lincoln Park in Washington, D.C. today, he would offer the following “reality...

A special edition of Moechella has been organized in Lincoln Park from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, July 3 to demand that the...

There will be another event at the Emancipation Monument in Lincoln Park this Friday. Reenactor Nathan Richardson will return to Lincoln Park Friday evening, July...

Three simultaneous events planned for Friday evening at the base of the Emancipation Monument in Lincoln Park led to raised voices and heated arguments,...

As protesters across the District attempt to remove statues that they say commemorate racism, focus has turned to the Emancipation Memorial in Lincoln Park.  The...