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The Arkansas Baptist College Marching Band, from Little Rock, Ark., nears the end of the parade route during the District of Columbia Emancipation Day 2012 parade in Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012., celebrating the150th anniversary of the District of Columbia Emancipation Act. 150 ears ago, on April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. Passage of this law came 8 1/2 months before President Lincoln signed his Emancipation Proclamation. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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People in the crowd cheer on the bands during the District of Columbia Emancipation Day 2012 parade in Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012., celebrating the150th anniversary of the District of Columbia Emancipation Act. 150 ears ago, on April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. Passage of this law came 8 1/2 months before President Lincoln signed his Emancipation Proclamation. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Miss District of Columbia Heather Swann waves to the crowd from her car during the District of Columbia Emancipation Day 2012 parade in Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012., celebrating the150th anniversary of the District of Columbia Emancipation Act. 150 ears ago, on April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. Passage of this law came 8 1/2 months before President Lincoln signed his Emancipation Proclamation. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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A young drummer in the JC Nalle Elementary School band gets a little help adjusting his instrument as they make they way along Pennsylvania Avenue NW during the District of Columbia Emancipation Day 2012 parade in Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012., celebrating the150th anniversary of the District of Columbia Emancipation Act. 150 ears ago, on April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. Passage of this law came 8 1/2 months before President Lincoln signed his Emancipation Proclamation. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Costumed characters make their way in the sun along along Pennsylvania Avenue NW, during the District of Columbia Emancipation Day 2012 parade in Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012., celebrating the150th anniversary of the District of Columbia Emancipation Act. 150 ears ago, on April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. Passage of this law came 8 1/2 months before President Lincoln signed his Emancipation Proclamation. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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People line up along Pennsylvania Avenue NW and watch the District of Columbia Emancipation Day 2012 parade in Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012., celebrating the150th anniversary of the District of Columbia Emancipation Act. 150 ears ago, on April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. Passage of this law came 8 1/2 months before President Lincoln signed his Emancipation Proclamation. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Members of the Women of the American Civil War, from Orange County, Va., Lillian Garland, portraying the part of Elizabeth Keckley (left) and Denise Benedetto, portraying the part of Mary Elizabeth Bowser (right) wave to the crowd as they march in the District of Columbia Emancipation Day 2012 parade in Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012., celebrating the150th anniversary of the District of Columbia Emancipation Act. 150 ears ago, on April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. Passage of this law came 8 1/2 months before President Lincoln signed his Emancipation Proclamation. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC, center) is joined by Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray (left) and Council Member At-Large Vincent Orange (right) as they march in the District of Columbia Emancipation Day 2012 parade in Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012., celebrating the150th anniversary of the District of Columbia Emancipation Act. 150 ears ago, on April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. Passage of this law came 8 1/2 months before President Lincoln signed his Emancipation Proclamation. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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A man who did not want to be identified holds a flag prior to marching in the District of Columbia Emancipation Day 2012 parade in Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012., celebrating the150th anniversary of the District of Columbia Emancipation Act. 150 ears ago, on April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. Passage of this law came 8 1/2 months before President Lincoln signed his Emancipation Proclamation. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps are seen through the colors of an African flag as they wait to march in the District of Columbia Emancipation Day 2012 parade in Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012., celebrating the150th anniversary of the District of Columbia Emancipation Act. 150 ears ago, on April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. Passage of this law came 8 1/2 months before President Lincoln signed his Emancipation Proclamation. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Members of the Anacostia High School band practice in the shade as they wait to march in the District of Columbia Emancipation Day 2012 parade in Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012., celebrating the150th anniversary of the District of Columbia Emancipation Act. 150 ears ago, on April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. Passage of this law came 8 1/2 months before President Lincoln signed his Emancipation Proclamation. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Robert Wright portrays a member of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as he and others waits to march in the District of Columbia Emancipation Day 2012 parade in Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012., celebrating the150th anniversary of the District of Columbia Emancipation Act. 150 ears ago, on April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. Passage of this law came 8 1/2 months before President Lincoln signed his Emancipation Proclamation. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Shadows of the McKinley Tech Marching Band move across the hot pavement during the District of Columbia Emancipation Day 2012 parade in Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012., celebrating the150th anniversary of the District of Columbia Emancipation Act. 150 ears ago, on April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. Passage of this law came 8 1/2 months before President Lincoln signed his Emancipation Proclamation. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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A minivan lies on the edge of the road in Palmview, Texas, on Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at the scene of a deadly wreck the day before in which nine suspected illegal immigrants were killed. (AP Photo/The Monitor, Joel Martinez)
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President Obama's trip to Florida was both official and political because he raised campaign funds. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** Connecticut religious leaders who oppose the death penalty stop for a prayer during an April 3, 2012, march in Hartford, Conn., to the state Capitol for a rally in favor of repealing the punishment at state level. (Associated Press)
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"Bully" has inspired a movement called the "Bully Project" which tries to spread the word about the dangers of bullying through rallies and educational outreach. (action.thebullyproject.com)
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Stills from the documentary "Bully," recut to achieve a PG-13 rating, show youngsters whose mistreatment in school is detailed in the film. (Photograph provided by The Weinstein Co.)
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U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan, third from left, is welcomed by Syrian refugee children upon his arrival at Yayladagi refugee camp in Hatay province, Turkey, Tuesday, April 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Umit Bektas, Pool)
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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has proposed some minor changes to a massive overhaul of the state's depleted pension fund. (Associated Press)
