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Early Giving Starts for Spring2Action

Title:Early Giving Starts for Spring2Action
Date & Time:Fri Apr 3, 2020 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Event Details:This year, the staff of the Historic Alexandria Museums is raising money to support the preservation of the Freedom House Museum. This National Historic Landmark, located at 1315 Duke Street, was "ground zero" for the domestic slave in the Chesapeake region. Between 1828 and 1861, thousands of men, women, and children were sent by ship or forcibly marched to the lucrative slave markets in Natchez and New Orleans. Agents of the slave dealers purchased individuals throughout Maryland and Virginia and brought them to the Alexandria Slave Pen before transport to the Deep South. The names of the enslaved can be seen today on ship manifests and court records. This year your donation will support this important national landmark by helping us create a Freedom House Preservation Fund. Currently, over 2 million dollars in funding is needed to preserve and restore this building. To be able to interpret its history, the building must be made safe and accessible for all visitors. Since so many sites related to the domestic slave trade no longer exist, it is imperative that we save this most important artifact - the building itself!

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Fees:Free
Audience:Anyone may attend
Tags:Apothecary Museum, Archaeology Museum, Black History Museum, Fort Ward Museum, Friendship Firehouse Museum, Gadsby's Tavern, Historic Preservation, Lyceum, Museums


For event details visit https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/?30866
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