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DESCRIPTION:In "The Brutal Truth Revealed: The 1837 Case of Dorcas Allen\,
 " Dr. Alison Mann will discuss a traumatic event that occurred at 1315 Du
 ke Street in 1837 and its legal implications and aftermath that was the b
 asis of her 2010 doctoral dissertation. In August 1837\, a Georgetown res
 ident sold Dorcas Allen and her four children to James H. Birch.
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DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=57363\n\nIn "The Brutal Truth Revealed: The 1837 Case o
 f Dorcas Allen\," Dr. Alison Mann will discuss a traumatic event that occ
 urred at 1315 Duke Street in 1837 and its legal implications and aftermat
 h that was the basis of her 2010 doctoral dissertation. In August 1837\, 
 a Georgetown resident sold Dorcas Allen and her four children to James H.
  Birch\, a District of Columbia slave trader. He transported 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 be
 fore the District Court in Alexandria and pleaded not guilty by reason of
  insanity. Her case drew the attention of prominent white men\, such as t
 hen-Congressman John Quincy Adams and District Attorney Francis Scott Key
 \, but remains a story largely unknown. This is story of African American
  agency in the most desperate of circumstances?when an enslaved mother fe
 els death is better for her children than life in bondage. Dr. Alison Man
 n serves as the Historian at the National Museum of American Diplomacy\, 
 U.S. Department of State as a subject matter expert in the field of diplo
 matic history\, 19th century American history\, public history\, and educ
 ation. Proceeds from this event support Freedom House Museum.\n\nPlease n
 ote: you do not need to print your ticket(s). Your name will be on a chec
 k-in list when you arrive at the Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum.
 \n\nLocation: Lyceum\nFees: $15 General Tickets\; $12 Historic Alexandria
  Members and Volunteers\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black History
 \, Lecture\, Lyceum\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: ht
 tp://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=57363\n\nWeb resour
 ces:\n\nTickets here\nhttps://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx\n
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SUMMARY:Lecture: The 1837 Case of Dorcas Allen
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 ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=57363">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=57363</a><br />\n<br />In ?The Brutal Tru
 th Revealed: The 1837 Case of Dorcas Allen\,? Dr. Alison Mann will discus
 s a traumatic event that occurred at 1315 Duke Street in 1837 and its leg
 al implications and aftermath that was the basis of her 2010 doctoral dis
 sertation. In August 1837\, a Georgetown resident sold Dorcas Allen and h
 er four children to James H. Birch\, a District of Columbia slave trader.
  He transported them to the Duke Street pen\, and that evening Allen kill
 ed her two youngest children and was restrained from harming the others. 
 In October\, she appeared before the District Court in Alexandria and ple
 aded not guilty by reason of insanity. Her case drew the attention of pro
 minent white men\, such as then-Congressman John Quincy Adams and Distric
 t Attorney Francis Scott Key\, but remains a story largely unknown. This 
 is story of African American agency in the most desperate of circumstance
 s?when an enslaved mother feels death is better for her children than lif
 e in bondage. Dr. Alison Mann serves as the Historian at the National Mus
 eum of American Diplomacy\, 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 Freed
 om House Museum.\n<br />\n<br />Please note: you do not need to print you
 r ticket(s). Your name will be on a check-in list when you arrive at the 
 Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum.\n<br />\n<br />Location: Lyceum\
 n<br />Fees: $15 General Tickets\; $12 Historic Alexandria Members and Vo
 lunteers\n<br />Audience: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: Black History\, 
 Lecture\, Lyceum\, Museums\n<br />\n<br />Import this event into your cal
 endar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&amp\;si=57363
 <br>\n<a href="https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx">Tickets here</a
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