Washignton, UNITED STATES
Masons commemorate Emancipation Day in Washington at historic Black cemetery
Prince Hall Grand Lodge Masons participate in a reading of names of African Americans buried at the Historic Mount Zion and Female Union Band Cemeteries during a commemoration event on Emancipation Day in Washington, U.S., April 16, 2021. Emancipation Day commemorates an 1862 act signed by Abraham Lincoln which abolished slavery in the District of Columbia. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein