The Knickerbocker at 100: DC's Perfect Storm

This week marks the 100th anniversary of DC’s infamous “Knickerbocker Storm”. Our friend & colleague Larry Clark at Federal City Private Tours, shares the story in a special piece for the Historic America Journal.

Aaron KillianJanuary 27, 2022Knickerbocker Storm, Washington DC, Knickbocker Theater, Historic America, Larry Clark, DC History, Adams Morgan, Tragedy, Snowstorm, SnowComment

Emancipation in the Capital

On this day 159 years ago, more than three thousand Black individuals were freed in the United States capital. Washington, D.C. passed the DC Compensated Emancipation Act on April 16, 1862, freeing thousands of enslaved people in the capital and paving the way for nationwide emancipation.

Sonali PrillmanApril 16, 2021Emancipation Day, District of Columbia, DC History, Black history, Abolition, District of Columbia Emancipation Act, Emancipation ProclamationComment