Cardozo in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

President Abraham Lincoln Signing the Emancipation Proclamation

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 18, 2026

1. President Abraham Lincoln Signing the Emancipation Proclamation

Inscription. Emancipation Proclamation
Freedom and Union

Erected 2020 by Stanley Watts, with funding provided by the DC Commission of the Arts and Humanities and the African American Civil War Memorial Museum.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Government & Politics • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is January 1, 1863.

Location. 38° 54.984′ N, 77° 1.527′ W. Memorial is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Cardozo. It is on Vermont Avenue Northwest south of U Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1935 Vermont Ave NW, Washington DC 20001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker: Men of Color, To Arms! (within shouting distance of this marker); African American Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Evans-Tibbs House (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named African American Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia (within shouting distance of this marker); Scurlock Studio Site (about 400 feet away); "We had everything we needed right here." (about 500 feet away); New Negro Alliance's Sanitary Grocery Protest Site (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.

Other markers no longer nearby. Civil War Camp to Victorian Neighborhood (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Howard University Sets the Standard (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).

<i>President Abraham Lincoln Signing the Emancipation Proclamation</i> Inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 18, 2026

2. President Abraham Lincoln Signing the Emancipation Proclamation Inscription

<i>President Abraham Lincoln Signing the Emancipation Proclamation</i> Dedication Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 18, 2026

3. President Abraham Lincoln Signing the Emancipation Proclamation Dedication Plaque

President Abraham Lincoln
Signing the Emancipation Proclamation
Stanley Watts, © 2020

Funding Provided by
DC Commission of the Arts and Humanities
African American Civil War Memorial Museum

Dedicated September 22, 2020

Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 18, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.