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CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
DESCRIPTION:Today\, the City of Alexandria invites the community to join in
  the virtual remembrance of Benjamin Thomas\, who was killed by a mob of 2
 \,000 citizens who stormed the city jail on North St. Asaph Street in 1899
 . 
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Remembrance of the Lynching of Benjamin Thomas on Aug 8\, 
 2020
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CATEGORIES:Black History Museum,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=32192\n\nToday\, the City of Al
 exandria invites the community to join in the virtual remembrance of Benja
 min Thomas\, who was killed by a mob of 2\,000 citizens who stormed the ci
 ty jail on North St. Asaph Street in 1899. All are invited to visit alexan
 driava.gov/Historic and the virtual In Memoriam page to read the narrative
  of the lynching that was compiled by the research committee of the Alexan
 dria Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) Community Remembrance Project.  The pa
 ge also includes remarks from Mayor Justin Wilson and Sheriff Dana Lawhorn
 e\; an 1899 poem\, Take Him Out! by Reverend A. A. Lott published in Color
 ed American\; and other community reflections on this lynching.\n\nLocatio
 n:  Virtual Only\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black History Museum\
 , Museums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriav
 a.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=32192\n\nWeb resources:\n\nhttps://www.al
 exandriava.gov/historic/blackhistory/default.aspx?id=116918\nhttps://gcc01
 .safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.alexandriava.gov%
 2Fhistoric%2Fblackhistory%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fid%3D116918&data=02%7C01%7Cdani
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Remembrance of the Lynching of Benjamin Thomas
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