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CATEGORIES:Black History,Lecture,Lyceum,Museums
DESCRIPTION:To make sure the time\, location\, and other aspects have not c
 hanged\, or to share this event with your friends\, please see https://app
 s.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=57363\n\nIn "The Brutal Truth R
 evealed: The 1837 Case of Dorcas Allen\," Dr. Alison Mann will discuss a t
 raumatic event that occurred at 1315 Duke Street in 1837 and its legal imp
 lications and aftermath that was the basis of her 2010 doctoral dissertati
 on. In August 1837\, a Georgetown resident sold Dorcas Allen and her four 
 children to James H. Birch\, a District of Columbia slave trader. He trans
 ported them to the Duke Street pen\, and that evening Allen killed her two
  youngest children and was restrained from harming the others. In October\
 , she appeared before the District Court in Alexandria and pleaded not gui
 lty by reason of insanity. Her case drew the attention of prominent white 
 men\, such as then-Congressman John Quincy Adams and District Attorney Fra
 ncis Scott Key\, but remains a story largely unknown. This is story of Afr
 ican American agency in the most desperate of circumstances?when an enslav
 ed mother feels death is better for her children than life in bondage. Dr.
  Alison Mann serves as the Historian at the National Museum of American Di
 plomacy\, U.S. Department of State as a subject matter expert in the field
  of diplomatic history\, 19th century American history\, public history\, 
 and education. Proceeds from this event support Freedom House Museum.\n\nP
 lease note: you do not need to print your ticket(s). Your name will be on 
 a check-in list when you arrive at the Alexandria History Museum at The Ly
 ceum.\n\nLocation: Lyceum\nFees: $15 General Tickets\; $12 Historic Alexan
 dria Members and Volunteers\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black Hist
 ory\, Lecture\, Lyceum\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: 
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LOCATION:Lyceum
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SUMMARY:Lecture: The 1837 Case of Dorcas Allen 
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