BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DESCRIPTION:This special bus tour begins at Mount Vernon with an exclusive viewing of Mount Vernon's Lives Bound Together exhibition\, on slavery at George Washington's plantation. METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//alexandriava.gov//Web Calendar 1.0//EN SUMMARY:African American History of Alexandria Bus Tour on Apr 27\, 2019 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:African American History of Alexandria Bus Tour on Apr 27\, 20 19 X-WR-CALNAME:African American History of Alexandria Bus Tour on Apr 27\, 20 19 X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Archaeology Museum,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/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=23888\n\nThis special bus t our begins at Mount Vernon with an exclusive viewing of Mount Vernon's Liv es Bound Together exhibition\, on slavery at George Washington's plantatio n. The tour will be conducted by exhibit curators. Afterward\, visitors wi ll walk to Mount Vernon's Slave Cemetery for a site talk by archeologists\ , followed by a lunchtime lecture (box lunch provided). After lunch\, gues ts will board a bus to Alexandria and visit Freedom House Museum\, once pa rt of the headquarters for the largest domestic slave trading firm in the United States\, and then on to Alexandria's Contraband and Freedmen Cemete ry Memorial\, the burial ground for over 1700 contrabands (escaped slaves) . The tour will conclude at Mount Vernon at 4 p.m. The tour will go rain o r shine and has extended periods of walking over uneven terrain. \n\nLocat ion: See Details\nContact Phone: 703.746.4356\nFees: $40\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Archaeology Museum\, Black History Museum\, Museums\n\n Import this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calenda rTest/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=23888\n\nWeb resources:\n\nhttps://alexandriava.go v/shop\n DTEND:20190427T200000Z DTSTAMP:20190410T172314Z DTSTART:20190427T140000Z LOCATION:See Details SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:African American History of Alexandria Bus Tour TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:44d92b0f-cd69-42d5-adeb-a987ea7cb1f8 URL:https://alexandriava.gov/shop X-COA-DTSTAMP:20190410T172314Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR