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Tables of Conscience book-themed dinner

Title:Tables of Conscience book-themed dinner
Date & Time:Sat Nov 2, 2024 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Event Details:Back by Popular Demand! A new round of Tables of Conscience book-themed dinners is scheduled to raise money for the 2025 scholarships in the names of Joseph McCoy and Benjamin Thomas. About a week before the dinner, those who reserved spots will receive an email with the name and address of the hosts. Please indicate at registration if you have any food allergies or strong preferences. Hosts will do their best to accommodate guest requests. Each reservation requires a $125 donation per person; visit (https://www.alexandriava.gov/historic-alexandria/tables-of-conscience-fundraiser) for additional information on payment. The dinner’s discussion book must be purchased separately from a local bookstore.

In the Pines: A Lynching, A Lie, A Reckoning, by Grace Elizabeth Hale: When she first heard her mother’s story about a thwarted lynching in a small Mississippi town where Hale’s grandfather was the sheriff and seeming hero, the author of was a college student. During a visit to her grandmother’s house, Hale discovered a 1947 front page article detailing the lynching of Versie Johnson and immediately realized the news account - and family lore - wasn’t true. But Charlottesville in 2017, Hale knew she had to research this piece of racial terror history and tell the truth.
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Fees:Free
Audience:Anyone may attend
Tags:Black History, Museums


For event details visit https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/?58150
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