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VIRTUAL: Lecture-Reparations at VTS

Title:VIRTUAL: Lecture-Reparations at VTS
Date & Time:Wed Mar 24, 2021 7:30 PM - 8:45 PM
Location:Virtual Only Event, Meeting or Activity
Meetings, events or activities that will be held exclusively online or via telephone conference.
Event Details:In September 2019, Virginia Theological Seminary announced the creation of a reparations endowment fund and the intent to research, uncover, and recognize African Americans who toiled under the oppression of VTS during slavery and throughout the Jim Crow era. Ebonee Davis, Associate for Multicultural MinistriesProgramming and Historical Research for Reparations with VTS, will share the research findings and implementation of VTS’ Reparations Program. Davis is a public historian with nearly 15 years experience working for local, state, and national institutions in the Americas and Africa. With VTS, she is coordinating the research efforts of the VTS’ Reparations Program and works directly with the program’s descendant families.
This event is sponsored by the Alexandria Historical Society, Alexandria Black History Museum, and the Alexandria Community Remembrance Project.
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Fees:Free, but registration is required
Audience:Anyone may attend
Tags:Black History Museum, Lecture, Museums


For event details visit https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/?35030
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