John Malveaux: Slaves in the capital were emancipated before President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and slave owners were paid for the loss of slaves

John Malveaux of MusicUNTOLD.com writes:

In April 2014, I visited Washington DC to prepare for a concert to celebrate the 150th anniversary of 13th in 2015 at Constitution Hall. i observed a FREEDOM Day Parade and was confused because i annually celebrated and had produced many JUNTEETH Celebration on June 19th in Long Beach, Ca and i was born in Texas. I learned that slaves in the capital were emancipated before President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and slave owners in the District of Columbia were paid for the loss of their property (human beings) https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/civil_war/DCEmancipationAct_FeaturedDoc.htm