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Tables of Conscience-Slavery By Another Name

Title:Tables of Conscience-Slavery By Another Name
Date & Time:Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location:See Details
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Event Details:We are excited to announce a new round of Tables of Conscience book-themed dinners to raise money for the 2024 scholarships in the names of Joseph McCoy and Benjamin Thomas. These will be held in January and February in order to raise the amount needed by March 1, 2024 for two scholarships worth $3,000 each for two African American Alexandria City High School students.

Three ACRP Members have volunteered to host dinners in their homes for 8-12 people from 6-9 p.m. Those interested in attending will select one of the books listed below and buy a ticket through the Office of Historic Alexandria’s online ticket system. About a week before the dinner, ticket holders will receive an email with the name and address of the hosts.

Book: Slavery By Another Name, the Reenslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II, By Douglas A. Blackmon
This Pulitzer prize winning history details how not long after the liberation of African Americans from bondage at the end of the Civil War, the new citizens were forced back into involuntary servitude. Journalist and University of Virginia Miller Center Forum Chair Blackmon reveals the stories of those who fought against the use of selective enforcement of laws and discriminatory sentencing to reenslave Black people during an “Age of Neoslavery'' brought about by the South’s exploitation of a clause in the 13th Amendment. He describes the way companies and governments profited by “leasing” the labor of those they accused and convicted of petty crimes. Alexandria used such labor to repair and build streets, alleys and sewers soon after the conservative democrats regained control of the local government in 1873.
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Fees:$125, The book is not included in the ticket price and should be purchased separate from a local bookstore.
Audience:Anyone may attend
Tags:Black History, Black History Museum, Equity, Museums


For event details visit https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/?56873
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