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CATEGORIES:Black History,Lyceum,Museums,Women,Women History
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 hanged\, or to share this event with your friends\, please see https://app
 s.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=57234\n\nLearn about Dorcas All
 en\, a woman living with her husband and four children as a free black wom
 an in Washington D.C. who was enslaved by James Birch\, imprisoned in Alex
 andria\, and tried for the murder of her two youngest children. A jury acq
 uitted her by reason of insanity\, and\, with John Quincy Adams' assistanc
 e\, she regained her freedom. This is story of African American agency in 
 the most desperate of circumstances?when an enslaved mother feels death is
  better for her children than life in bondage. Dr. Alison Mann serves as t
 he Historian at the National Museum of American Diplomacy\, U.S. Departmen
 t of State as a subject matter expert in the field of diplomatic history\,
  19th century American history\, public history\, and education. Before jo
 ining the museum\, she was Assistant Professor of History at Abraham Baldw
 in Agricultural College in Tifton\, GA\, teaching courses in public histor
 y\, multicultural America\, and early American history.? She has also taug
 ht diplomatic history and the history of American slavery and abolitionism
  at the University of New Hampshire and Franklin Pierce University and wor
 ked as a Park Ranger for Boston African American National Historic Site. S
 he holds an MA and Ph.D. from the University of New Hampshire\, and a BA f
 rom Rutgers University.?Proceeds from the event support Freedom House Muse
 um.	\n\nLocation: Lyceum\nFees: $15/OHA Members $12\nAudience: Anyone may 
 attend\nTags: Black History\, Lyceum\, Museums\, Women\, Women History\n\n
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LOCATION:Lyceum
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:CANCELLED-Dorcas Allen Lecture\, by Dr. Alison Mann
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