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Historic Alexandria Calendar

Upcoming events from the Office of Historic Alexandria

Date    TimeEvent
Aug 26, 2017 Sat 11:00 AMLecture: Historically African American Leisure
From the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, African Americans in the Washington, D.C. area sought leisure destinations where they could relax without the burden of racial oppression. Local picnic parks such as Eureka and Madre's were accessible by streetcars. Black-owned steamboats ferried passengers seeking sun and sand to places like Collingwood ...

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