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CATEGORIES:Black History Museum,Museums,Old & Historic Alexandria,Parker Gr
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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=13808\n\nJuneteenth\, the celeb
 ration of the freeing of slaves in Texas\, is the fastest growing black ho
 liday in the United States. Today\, some three dozen states recognize that
  special event. Since the first observance in June of 1865\, the holiday h
 as accumulated a host of fascinating myths and legends. Join CR Gibbs in a
  revealing look at the origins of and the real truth surrounding the histo
 ry of the black presence and the celebration of emancipation in the Lone S
 tar State in his The Secret History of Juneteenth. \nThis lecture\, co-spo
 nsored with the Alexandria Branch of the NAACP\, will be presented on Satu
 rday\, June 18\, 2016 at 11:00 am at the Alexandria Black History Museum. 
 The event is free and open to the public\, and it is appropriate for all a
 ges. \nC.R. Gibbs is the author/co-author of six books and a respected lec
 turer on a variety of historical topics. A popular television guest\, Gibb
 s provided historical commentary for WUSA-TV\, Channel 9's coverage of the
  dedication of the King Memorial\, and has also appeared on the History Ch
 annel\, WHUT-TV (Howard University)\, and French and Belgian television.  
 He has worked with Smithsonian Institution museums and is a D.C. Humanitie
 s Council scholar. \n\nIn February 2013\, he also appeared in the PBS docu
 mentary\, Meet Me at Equality on the 1963 March on Washington. In 2014\, T
 he Washington Informer newspaper honored Gibbs as one of the 50 most influ
 ential people in Washington\, D.C.\n\n\n\nLocation: Black History Museum\,
  902 Wythe St.\nContact Phone: 703.746.4356\nAudience: Anyone may attend\n
 Tags: Black History Museum\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Parker 
 Gray\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov
 /Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=13808
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LOCATION:Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.
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SUMMARY:Lecture-The Secret of Juneteenth
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