

ALEXANDRIA, VA – Construction workers discovered the body of a 19th century African American woman in an iron coffin in Queens, New York. This documentary follows forensic archaeologist Scott Warnasch and a team of historians and scientists as they investigate this woman’s story and the time in which she lived, revealing a vivid picture of what life was like for free African American people in the North.
The Alexandria Black History Museum presents a free screening of the PBS documentary followed by a lecture by Dr. Douglas Owsley of the Smithsonian Institution. This event is free and open to the public.
Join Dr. Douglas Owsley, Division Head of Physical Anthropology at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, as he discusses his work and puts the documentary in context.

