BEGIN:VCALENDAR CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN VERSION:2.0 X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Black History CATEGORIES:Black History Museum CATEGORIES:Museums CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria CATEGORIES:Old Town DESCRIPTION:Imported on Apr 3\, 2026\, 19 days before the event.\nTo verif y info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=6 2525\n\n2026 Joseph McCoy Remembrance\n\nAn Examination of State Violence on Thursday\, April 23\, 2026 at Roberts Memorial United Methodist Churc h\, 606 South Washington Street. \n\nReception at 6:30 p.m.\, Church Hall Program from 7- 8:15 p.m. \n\nIn Remembrance of Joseph McCoy\, the Alex andria Community Remembrance Project invites the public to an evening of reflection with Dr. Rodney Sadler at Roberts Memorial United Methodist Ch urch on April 23\, 2026\, 129 years after McCoy's lynching in Alexandria. The widely published Dr. Sadler plans to explore the historic use of vio lence by those invested with authority and power\, with remarks titled\, "Governed by Fear and Hate: The Tools of the Supremacist State." Rev. Dr . Sadler heads up the Center for Social Justice and Reconciliation at Uni on Presbyterian Seminary in Charlotte\, North Carolina\, where he focuses on the nexus of race\, faith\, and politics. In addition to his writings \, he hosts a national radio program called "Politics of Faith\," a serie s of discussions called "Dangerous Dialogues\," and he represents his dis trict in the North Carolina State Legislature. He has a number of connect ions to the District and NOVA\, he is a graduate of Howard University and has been a senior fellow at George Mason University's Center for World R eligion\, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution. Roberts Memorial United Met hodist Church\, one of the most historic Black churches in Alexandria\, w as the home church for the McCoy family. This will be the second time Rob erts Memorial will host the Remembrance event. \n\nParking is permitted a t Demaine Funeral Home and as available on nearby streets.\n\nLocation: R oberts Memorial United Methodist Church\nAudience: The same as NULL value .\nTags: Black History\, Black History Museum\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town DTEND:20260424T003000Z DTSTAMP:20260402T141842Z DTSTART:20260423T223000Z LOCATION:Roberts Memorial United Methodist Church SEQUENCE:7 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:ACRP Joseph McCoy Remembrance TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:3a8a0993-b5fa-4b4b-9589-fc8d6f699e5a X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on Apr 3\, 2026\, 19 days before the event.
To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calenda r/Detail.aspx?si=62525
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2026 Joseph McCoy Remembrance\n\n
An Examination of State Violence on Thursday\, April 23\, 202 6 at Roberts Memorial United Methodist Church\, 606 South Washington Stre et. \n
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Reception at 6:30 p.m.\, Church Hall Program from 7- 8:15 p.m. \n
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In Remembrance of Joseph McCoy\, the Alexandri a Community Remembrance Project invites the public to an evening of refle ction with Dr. Rodney Sadler at Roberts Memorial United Methodist Church on April 23\, 2026\, 129 years after McCoy?s lynching in Alexandria. The widely published Dr. Sadler plans to explore the historic use of violence by those invested with authority and power\, with remarks titled\, ?Gove rned by Fear and Hate: The Tools of the Supremacist State.? Rev. Dr. Sad ler heads up the Center for Social Justice and Reconciliation at Union Pr esbyterian Seminary in Charlotte\, North Carolina\, where he focuses on t he nexus of race\, faith\, and politics. In addition to his writings\, he hosts a national radio program called ?Politics of Faith\,? a series of discussions called ?Dangerous Dialogues\,? and he represents his district in the North Carolina State Legislature. He has a number of connections to the District and NOVA\, he is a graduate of Howard University and has been a senior fellow at George Mason University?s Center for World Religi on\, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution. Roberts Memorial United Methodis t Church\, one of the most historic Black churches in Alexandria\, was th e home church for the McCoy family. This will be the second time Roberts Memorial will host the Remembrance event. \n
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Parking is perm itted at Demaine Funeral Home and as available on nearby streets.\n
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Location: Roberts Memorial United Methodist Church\n
Audienc e: The same as NULL value.\n
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