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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 Duke
  Street in 1837 and its legal implications and aftermath that was the basi
 s of her 2010 doctoral dissertation. In August 1837\, a Georgetown residen
 t sold Dorcas Allen and her four children to James H. Birch.
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SUMMARY:Lecture: The 1837 Case of Dorcas Allen  on Apr 18\, 2024
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 s.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=57363\n\nIn "The Brutal Tru
 th Revealed: The 1837 Case of Dorcas Allen\," Dr. Alison Mann will discuss
  a traumatic event that occurred at 1315 Duke Street in 1837 and its legal
  implications and aftermath that was the basis of her 2010 doctoral disser
 tation. In August 1837\, a Georgetown resident sold Dorcas Allen and her f
 our children to James H. Birch\, a District of Columbia slave trader. He t
 ransported them to the Duke Street pen\, and that evening Allen killed her
  two youngest children and was restrained from harming the others. In Octo
 ber\, she appeared before the District Court in Alexandria and pleaded not
  guilty by reason of insanity. Her case drew the attention of prominent wh
 ite men\, such as then-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 en
 slaved mother feels death is better for her children than life in bondage.
  Dr. Alison Mann serves as the Historian at the National Museum of America
 n Diplomacy\, U.S. Department of State as a subject matter expert in the f
 ield of diplomatic history\, 19th century American history\, public histor
 y\, and education. Proceeds from this event support Freedom House Museum.\
 n\nPlease note: you do not need to print your ticket(s). Your name will be
  on a check-in list when you arrive at the Alexandria History Museum at Th
 e Lyceum.\n\nLocation: Lyceum\nFees: $15 General Tickets\; $12 Historic Al
 exandria Members and Volunteers\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black 
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SUMMARY:Lecture: The 1837 Case of Dorcas Allen 
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