Categories News D.C. Emancipation Day: 3,000 slaves in the nation’s capital cried and cheered when they learned they were freed Post author By crystalg Post date April 15, 2017 National Tags 3000, Capital, cheered, Cried, D.C., emancipation, freed, Learned, Nations, slaves, They, Were ← Aaron Hernandez Will Get Out of Prison, Says His Lawyer Jose Baez (VIDEO) → Geraldo Rivera: “One Of My Favorite Things” At Fox News “Is Watching Bombs Drop On Bad Guys”