Joseph McCoy
-
Community News
Community Invited: 126th Anniversary Of Joseph McCoy’s Lamp Post Lynching To Be Marked In Alexandria, Sunday, April 23
ALEXANDRIA, VA – On Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 1:30 p.m., the community is invited to join members of…
Read More » -
Community News
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…
Read More » -
Community News
Virtual Remembrance Held for Joseph McCoy, Lynching Victim
Alexandria, VA – Yesterday morning the city remembered Joseph McCoy, a teenager lynched on April 23, 1897 in Old Town.…
Read More » -
Community News
Join a Committee to Claim Alexandria’s Equal Justice Initiative Monument
By Elizabeth Moscoso ALEXANDRIA,VA- Alexandria has begun the process to claim its Equal Justice Initiative monument in solemn recognition of…
Read More » -
Community News
Join a Committee to Claim Alexandria’s Equal Justice Initiative Monument
Alexandria, VA – Alexandria has begun the process to claim its Equal Justice Initiative monument in solemn recognition of its…
Read More » -
Community News
Alexandria to Honor Lynching Victims by Claiming National Memorial for Peace and Justice
Steel pillar monument honors Alexandria victims Joseph McCoy and Benjamin Thompson. By James Cullum Alexandria’s past is imperfect, but…
Read More » -
Community News
Alexandria to Honor Lynching Victims by Claiming National Memorial for Peace and Justice Monument
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Alexandria’s past is imperfect, but embracing that fact gives the city its strength. On Tuesday, the Alexandria…
Read More » -
Zebra Misc
Alexandria’s African American History
Telling the Whole Story By Glenda C. Booth The white brick building at 315 Cameron Street was a thriving oyster…
Read More »