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Joseph McCoy Lynching Memorial

Title:Joseph McCoy Lynching Memorial
Date & Time:Sat Apr 23, 2022 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location:Market Square, 301 King St. (Map This)
Market Square in front of Alexandria City Hall
Event Details:The Alexandria Community Remembrance Project (ACRP) invites the public to mark the 125th year since Joseph McCoy was brutally lynched through a community reflection on Saturday, April 23 at 3 p.m. at Market Square.
At the remembrance event, community members will belatedly recognize the lynching of Joseph McCoy and the terror it spread throughout the African American community. The
ceremony will remember McCoy, take responsibility for these acts of racial terror, and attempt to reconcile our past with our present.
Fees:Free
Audience:Anyone may attend
Tags:Black History Museum, Equity, Museums


For event details visit http://www.alexandriava.gov/c/42127
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