Black history
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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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Arts
New Black History Museum Comes to the Living Water Center this Juneteenth Weekend
ALEXANDRIA, VA–On June 18, the Living Water Center (1525 King St.) will open its doors to a new museum highlighting the…
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Press Release
Freedom House Museum in Alexandria To Reopen With Powerful New Exhibits
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Freedom House Museum at 1315 Duke Street will reopen on Friday, May 27, with brand-new exhibitions…
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Community News Alexandria Virginia
Alexandria Gathers to Atone for Lynching of Joseph McCoy 125 Years After Murder
ALEXANDRIA, VA–In 1897, 19-year-old Joseph McCoy was viciously murdered in Alexandria. Now, 125 years later, Alexandria is still paying its…
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Community News Alexandria Virginia
New Historical Marker Honors Memory of Alexandria Lynching Victim Benjamin Thomas
ALEXANDRIA, VA–On August 6-9, 2021, Alexandria City Hall and Carlyle House and the George Washington Masonic Memorial were illuminated…
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Community News Alexandria Virginia
Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial Publicly Dedicated
ALEXANDRIA, VA–On July 24, at 8am, a ceremony was held at 1001 S. Washington Street, officially dedicating the Contrabands…
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Community News Alexandria Virginia
Once Home to Enslaved People, Alexandria’s Carlyle House Hosts Standout Inaugural Juneteenth Celebration
Alexandria VA.- The Carlyle House in Old Town, Alexandria hosted a Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 19, in collaboration with…
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Community News Alexandria Virginia
FREE ZOOM LECTURE SERIES: Dr. Susan Strasser Discusses Black History
ALEXANDRIA, VA-The Alexandria Community Remembrance Project invites residents to take part in a free lecture series through Zoom about Black…
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