Black history
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Alexandria Noir
Juneteenth in Alexandria 2026: Freedom’s History and Citywide Celebration
Alexandria, VA – Juneteenth is one of those dates that asks us to do two things at once: celebrate freedom…
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Alexandria News
Frederick Douglass and the Alexandria Juneteenth Connection Few People Know About
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Every Juneteenth, Americans commemorate June 19, 1865, the day Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and informed…
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Alexandria News
Author Jeffrey Bennett to Discuss Hidden Stories of Black Virginia at Free Alexandria Book Signing
ALEXANDRIA, VA – History lovers will have an opportunity to discover stories often left out of traditional history books when…
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History
Beneath the High School: The Lost Story of Alexandria’s Seminary School for Colored Children
ALEXANDRIA, VA – On the very grounds where Alexandria City High School now stands once stood a modest, underfunded school…
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Alexandria News
Mother of GPS, Gladys West, Finally Gets Proper Recognition
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Did you use GPS today to get to a meeting or the dentist or a lunch date?…
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Community News Alexandria Virginia
Tickets Available! Benefit Performance of “Memphis” at Little Theatre of Alexandria, July 24
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Did you know the Little Theater of Alexandria is celebrating its 90th year? Join the celebration with…
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Zebra Misc
Honoring Juneteenth And Black History In Alexandria
Alexandria, VA – Top Juneteenth Events June 15-16, 2024: Manumission Tour Company will offer a Juneteenth African American History Bus…
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Mount Vernon Matters
Quilts Tell a Black Family’s History (and More) at Woodlawn Plantation
By Steve Hunt Alexandria, VA – Woodlawn & Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pope-Leighey House is hosting a special exhibition of “Story…
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Zebra Misc
New Exhibit at Barrett Branch: ‘African-American Education in Alexandria’
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Alexandria Library is hosting an interesting new exhibit called “African-American Education in Alexandria.” Running through October, it…
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Community News Alexandria Virginia
First-of-Its-Kind Juneteenth Celebration Hosted at Carlyle House
ALEXANDRIA, VA–On Sunday, June 19, a Juneteenth Celebration was held at Carlyle House. The celebration, organized by local poet C.…
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