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DESCRIPTION:The Alexandria Community Remembrance Project (ACRP) invites th
e public to join us in a somber soil collection ceremony to recognize the
lives and lynchings of Joseph McCoy and Benjamin Thomas.
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ar/Detail.aspx?si=44351\n\nThe Alexandria Community Remembrance Project (
ACRP) invites the public to join us in a somber soil collection ceremony
to recognize the lives and lynchings of Joseph McCoy and Benjamin Thomas.
The Soil Collection ceremony honors the lives and deaths of McCoy and Th
omas and features placing soil into jars that will be given to the Equal
Justice Initiative (EJI). Community members will be welcome to take part
in the soil ceremony\, drawing soil from two wooden vessels designed and
built by 8th grade students at Jefferson-Houston IB School. The soil jars
will be taken by the community to Montgomery\, Alabama and the National
Memorial for Peace and Justice as part of the ACRP pilgrimage October 6-1
0\, 2022. \n\nLocation: Market Square\, 301 King St.\nAudience: Anyone ma
y attend\nTags: Black History\, Black History Museum\, City Council\, Cit
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The Alexandria Com
munity Remembrance Project (ACRP) invites the public to join us in a somb
er soil collection ceremony to recognize the lives and lynchings of Josep
h McCoy and Benjamin Thomas. The Soil Collection ceremony honors the live
s and deaths of McCoy and Thomas and features placing soil into jars that
will be given to the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI). Community members w
ill be welcome to take part in the soil ceremony\, drawing soil from two
wooden vessels designed and built by 8th grade students at Jefferson-Hous
ton IB School. The soil jars will be taken by the community to Montgomery
\, Alabama and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice as part of the
ACRP pilgrimage October 6-10\, 2022. \n
\n
Location: Market Sq
uare\, 301 King St.\n
Audience: Anyone may attend\n
Tags: Black
History\, Black History Museum\, City Council\, City Council Calendar\,
Museums\n
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