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CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
DESCRIPTION:The Alexandria Community Remembrance Project (ACRP) invites th
 e public to reflect on events surrounding the lynching of Benjamin Thomas
  in Alexandria in 1899.
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SUMMARY:Benjamin Thomas Remembrance Ceremony on Aug 8\, 2023
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CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Black History Museum
CATEGORIES:City Council
CATEGORIES:City Council Calendar
CATEGORIES:Museums
DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 arTest/Detail.aspx?si=52175\n\nPlease join us at 6 p.m. in front of 401 N
 . St. Asaph Street for the unveiling of a new historic marker that tells 
 the story of Benjamin Thomas along with a brief history of the jail that 
 was located on the site from 1827-1967. Participants will be invited to s
 olemnly walk the half-mile trail the lynch mob took down St. Asaph Street
  to King Street and then to the intersection with Fairfax Street. Upon ar
 riving at the site of the lynching of Benjamin Thomas we will hold a wrea
 th-laying ceremony. Transportation will be provided for those who can not
  easily participate in the procession. Please email acrp@alexandriava.gov
  to reserve a seat on the bus by Aug. 5.\n\nLocation:  No Location Specif
 ied\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black History\, Black History Mus
 eum\, City Council\, City Council Calendar\, Museums\n\nImport this event
  into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/iCal.aspx?
 id=1&si=52175
DTEND:20230808T233000Z
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DTSTART:20230808T220000Z
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SUMMARY:Benjamin Thomas Remembrance Ceremony
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap
 ps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=52175">https://apps.alexa
 ndriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=52175</a><br />\n<br />Please joi
 n us at 6 p.m. in front of 401 N. St. Asaph Street for the unveiling of a
  new historic marker that tells the story of Benjamin Thomas along with a
  brief history of the jail that was located on the site from 1827-1967. P
 articipants will be invited to solemnly walk the half-mile trail the lync
 h mob took down St. Asaph Street to King Street and then to the intersect
 ion with Fairfax Street. Upon arriving at the site of the lynching of Ben
 jamin Thomas we will hold a wreath-laying ceremony. Transportation will b
 e provided for those who can not easily participate in the procession. Pl
 ease email acrp@alexandriava.gov to reserve a seat on the bus by Aug. 5.\
 n<br />\n<br />Location:  No Location Specified\n<br />Audience: Anyone m
 ay attend\n<br />Tags: Black History\, Black History Museum\, City Counci
 l\, City Council Calendar\, Museums\n<br />\n<br />Import this event into
  your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/iCal.aspx?id=1&
 amp\;si=52175
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