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CATEGORIES:Archaeology Museum
CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Black History Museum
CATEGORIES:Historic Preservation
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:Imported on Sep 22\, 2026\, 11 days before the event.\nTo veri
 fy info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=
 63575\n\nHow are cemeteries preserved? Meet the descendants of Frederick 
 Douglass Memorial Cemetery and the Office of Historic Alexandria archaeol
 ogists and historians that have come together through a Community History
  Initiative to interpret and preserve the Frederick Douglass Memorial Cem
 etery.\n\nAlexandria Historical Society (AHS) partner event. Free\, open 
 to public. Weather permitting. NOT rain or shine. \n\nLocation: Douglass 
 Cemetery\, 1421\, Wilkes St\, Alexandria\, VA 22314\nTags: Archaeology Mu
 seum\, Black History\, Black History Museum\, Historic Preservation\, Mus
 eums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town
DTEND:20261003T160000Z
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DTSTART:20261003T140000Z
LOCATION:Douglass Cemetery\, 1421\, Wilkes St\, Alexandria\, VA 22314
SEQUENCE:6
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Preserving Douglass Cemetery: A Cemetery Tour
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on Sep 22\, 2026\, 11 days before th
 e event.<br />To verify info please see <a href="https://apps.alexandriav
 a.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=63575">https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=63575</a><br />\n<br />How are cemeteries preserved? Me
 et the descendants of Frederick Douglass Memorial Cemetery and the Office
  of Historic Alexandria archaeologists and historians that have come toge
 ther through a Community History Initiative to interpret and preserve the
  Frederick Douglass Memorial Cemetery.\n<br />\n<br />Alexandria Historic
 al Society (AHS) partner event. Free\, open to public. Weather permitting
 . NOT rain or shine. \n<br />\n<br />Location: Douglass Cemetery\, 1421\,
  Wilkes St\, Alexandria\, VA 22314\n<br />Tags: Archaeology Museum\, Blac
 k History\, Black History Museum\, Historic Preservation\, Museums\, Old 
 &amp\; Historic Alexandria\, Old Town
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DESCRIPTION:Preserving Douglass Cemetery: A Cemetery Tour: Please visit we
 bsite to confirm time\, location\, etc.
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CATEGORIES:Archaeology Museum
CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Black History Museum
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:Imported on Sep 22\, 2026\, 19 days before the event.\nTo veri
 fy info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=
 63578\n\nLearn more about Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial's hi
 story and the ongoing preservation efforts of the sacred site with Audrey
  Davis\, Director of African American History\, and Francine Bromberg\, f
 ormer City Archaeologist. The cemetery honors more than 1\,700 African Am
 ericans who died in Alexandria around the time of the Civil War. Efforts 
 of the Friends of Freedmen's Cemetery\, descendants\, archaeologists\, hi
 storians\, and the City of Alexandria reclaimed and restored the cemetery
  as a place of remembrance and reflection.\n\nThis tour is weather permit
 ting. \n\nLocation: Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial \nFees: $5
 \nTags: Archaeology Museum\, Black History\, Black History Museum\, Museu
 ms\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town
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DTSTART:20261011T173000Z
LOCATION:Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial
SEQUENCE:6
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial Tour
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on Sep 22\, 2026\, 19 days before th
 e event.<br />To verify info please see <a href="https://apps.alexandriav
 a.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=63578">https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=63578</a><br />\n<br />Learn more about Contrabands and
  Freedmen Cemetery Memorial?s history and the ongoing preservation effort
 s of the sacred site with Audrey Davis\, Director of African American His
 tory\, and Francine Bromberg\, former City Archaeologist. The cemetery ho
 nors more than 1\,700 African Americans who died in Alexandria around the
  time of the Civil War. Efforts of the Friends of Freedmen?s Cemetery\, d
 escendants\, archaeologists\, historians\, and the City of Alexandria rec
 laimed and restored the cemetery as a place of remembrance and reflection
 .\n<br />\n<br />This tour is weather permitting. \n<br />\n<br />Locatio
 n: Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial \n<br />Fees: $5\n<br />Tag
 s: Archaeology Museum\, Black History\, Black History Museum\, Museums\, 
 Old &amp\; Historic Alexandria\, Old Town
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DESCRIPTION:Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial Tour: Please visit 
 website to confirm time\, location\, etc.
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CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Black History Museum
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion Group
CATEGORIES:Equity
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:Imported on Sep 22\, 2026\, 32 days before the event.\nTo veri
 fy info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=
 63572\n\nTables of Conscience \n\nACRP is holding book-themed dinners to 
 raise money for the scholarships in the names of Joseph McCoy and Benjami
 n 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. Hos
 ts will do their best to accommodate guest requests. Each reservation req
 uires a $125 donation per person\; visit the ACRP page for additional inf
 ormation on payment. The dinner's discussion book must be purchased separ
 ately from a local bookstore.\n\nAmerica\, USA\, How Race Shadows the Nat
 ion's Anniversaries by Eddie Glaude\, Jr. In this beautifully written boo
 k\, Eddie S. Glaude\, Jr.\, harnesses the voices of W.E.B DuBois\, John D
 os Passos\, Herman Melvill and Martin Luther King\, Jr. among others to r
 eflect on America's complicated 250-year history. Glaude\, Jr.'s writing 
 captures the essence of James Baldwin\, delivering a straightforward\, ho
 nest critique of race relations and the state of democracy. The book\, th
 at helps readers create a relationship with the past so that a better fut
 ure can be imagined\, has been described as "moving" and "profound."\n\nP
 lease note: You do not need to print off tickets. Your name will be on th
 e registration list for the event. Dinner location will be emailed to par
 ticipants. The cost of the book is not included in the price of the event
 .\n\n\nLocation:  See Details\nFees: Each reservation requires a $125 don
 ation per person. The book is not included in the ticket price and should
  be purchased separate from a local bookstore.\nAudience: Anyone may atte
 nd\nTags: Black History\, Black History Museum\, Book Discussion Group\, 
 Equity\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\n\nWeb resources:
 \n\nBuy Tickets Here\nhttps://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx\n\nACRP P
 age\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/historic-alexandria/tables-of-conscienc
 e-fundraiser\n
DTEND:20261025T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20260902T194343Z
DTSTART:20261024T220000Z
LOCATION: See Details
SEQUENCE:5
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Tables of Conscience: Book-Themed Dinners
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on Sep 22\, 2026\, 32 days before th
 e event.<br />To verify info please see <a href="https://apps.alexandriav
 a.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=63572">https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=63572</a><br />\n<br />Tables of Conscience \n<br />\n<
 br />ACRP is holding book-themed dinners to raise money for the scholarsh
 ips 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 nam
 e and address of the hosts. Please indicate at registration if you have a
 ny food allergies or strong preferences. Hosts will do their best to acco
 mmodate guest requests. Each reservation requires a $125 donation per per
 son\; visit the ACRP page for additional information on payment. The dinn
 er?s discussion book must be purchased separately from a local bookstore.
 \n<br />\n<br />America\, USA\, How Race Shadows the Nation?s Anniversari
 es by Eddie Glaude\, Jr. In this beautifully written book\, Eddie S. Glau
 de\, Jr.\, harnesses the voices of W.E.B DuBois\, John Dos Passos\, Herma
 n Melvill and Martin Luther King\, Jr. among others to reflect on America
 ?s complicated 250-year history. Glaude\, Jr.?s writing captures the esse
 nce of James Baldwin\, delivering a straightforward\, honest critique of 
 race relations and the state of democracy. The book\, that helps readers 
 create a relationship with the past so that a better future can be imagin
 ed\, has been described as ?moving? and ?profound.?\n<br />\n<br />Please
  note: You do not need to print off tickets. Your name will be on the reg
 istration list for the event. Dinner location will be emailed to particip
 ants. The cost of the book is not included in the price of the event.\n<b
 r />\n<br />\n<br />Location:  See Details\n<br />Fees: Each reservation 
 requires a $125 donation per person. The book is not included in the tick
 et price and should be purchased separate from a local bookstore.\n<br />
 Audience: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: Black History\, Black History Mu
 seum\, Book Discussion Group\, Equity\, Museums\, Old &amp\; Historic Ale
 xandria\, Old Town<br>\n<a href="https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.asp
 x">Buy Tickets Here</a><br>\n<a href="https://www.alexandriava.gov/histor
 ic-alexandria/tables-of-conscience-fundraiser">ACRP Page</a><br>\n
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