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Tables of Conscience-Slavery By Another Name

Title:Tables of Conscience-Slavery By Another Name
Date & Time:Sat Feb 10, 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: The Half That Has Never Been Told: Slavery and American Capitalism, by Edward E. Baptist.
Edward Baptist puts slavery at the very center of this nation’s political and economic past. Deemed a “radical new interpretation of history” this award winning book details how slavery grew the United States into a modern, industrial, capitalist nation. “In the span of a single lifetime, the South grew from a narrow coastal strip of worn-out tobacco plantations to a continental cotton empire.” In the process of telling this story, Baptist humanizes those enslaved and shares the truth about the brutality they faced through the testimonies of survivors, politicians and entrepreneurs as well as plantation records and newspapers.

Please note the February 10 dinner has SOLD OUT.
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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/?56875
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