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CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Black History Museum
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=62154\n\nGrown-Up Field Trip: Alexandria Black History 
 Museum \n\nFor the 100th anniversary of Black History Month\, venture out
  on a four-part field trip series for adults highlighting African America
 n history around Alexandria. Explore objects and primary sources\, dive i
 nto conversations\, and be ready to be hands-on as you learn more about A
 lexandria and American history. All field trips are based on ones offered
  to school-age children\, but with extra time\, so we can go even deeper!
 \n\nFebruary 20: Lives and Legacies at the Freedom House Museum\n\n\nMarc
 h 20: Media Remix at the Alexandria Black History Museum\n\n\nApril 10: H
 ayti: Uncovering an African American Neighborhood at the Alexandria Archa
 eology Museum\n\n\nMay 8: African American Stories at Alexandria's Archiv
 es and Records Center\n\nLocation: Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.\n
 Fees: $15/$12 for Grown-up Field Trip Members\nAudience: The same as NULL
  value.\nTags: Black History\, Black History Museum\, Museums\, Old & His
 toric Alexandria\, Old Town\n\nWeb resources:\n\nPurchase Tickets Online 
 \nhttps://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx\n
DTEND:20260321T000001Z
DTSTAMP:20260130T143416Z
DTSTART:20260320T223000Z
GEO:38.812083;-77.048042
LOCATION:Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.
SEQUENCE:6
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Grown-Up Field Trip: Black History Museum
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap
 ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=62154">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=62154</a><br />\n<br />Grown-Up Field Tri
 p: Alexandria Black History Museum \n<br />\n<br />For the 100th annivers
 ary of Black History Month\, venture out on a four-part field trip series
  for adults highlighting African American history around Alexandria. Expl
 ore objects and primary sources\, dive into conversations\, and be ready 
 to be hands-on as you learn more about Alexandria and American history. A
 ll field trips are based on ones offered to school-age children\, but wit
 h extra time\, so we can go even deeper!\n<br />\n<br />February 20: Live
 s and Legacies at the Freedom House Museum\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />March 2
 0: Media Remix at the Alexandria Black History Museum\n<br />\n<br />\n<b
 r />April 10: Hayti: Uncovering an African American Neighborhood at the A
 lexandria Archaeology Museum\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />May 8: African Americ
 an Stories at Alexandria?s Archives and Records Center\n<br />\n<br />Loc
 ation: Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.\n<br />Fees: $15/$12 for Grow
 n-up Field Trip Members\n<br />Audience: The same as NULL value.\n<br />T
 ags: Black History\, Black History Museum\, Museums\, Old &amp\; Historic
  Alexandria\, Old Town<br>\n<a href="https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events
 .aspx">Purchase Tickets Online </a><br>\n
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:Archaeology Museum
CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=62158\n\nGrown-Up Field Trip: Alexandria Archaeology Mu
 seum \n\nFor the 100th anniversary of Black History Month\, venture out o
 n a four-part field trip series for adults highlighting African American 
 history around Alexandria. Explore objects and primary sources\, dive int
 o conversations\, and be ready to be hands-on as you learn more about Ale
 xandria and American history. All field trips are based on ones offered t
 o school-age children\, but with extra time\, so we can go even deeper!\n
 \nFebruary 20: Lives and Legacies at the Freedom House Museum\n\n\nMarch 
 20: Media Remix at the Alexandria Black History Museum\n\n\nApril 10: Hay
 ti: Uncovering an African American Neighborhood at the Alexandria Archaeo
 logy Museum\n\n\nMay 8: African American Stories at Alexandria's Archives
  and Records Center\n\nLocation: Alexandria Archaeology Museum\, 105 N. U
 nion St.\nFees: $15/$12 for Grown-up Field Trip Members\nAudience: The sa
 me as NULL value.\nTags: Archaeology Museum\, Black History\, Museums\, O
 ld & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\n\nWeb resources:\n\nPurchase Tickets
  Online \nhttps://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx\n
DTEND:20260411T000001Z
DTSTAMP:20260130T144009Z
DTSTART:20260410T223000Z
GEO:38.804893;-77.040001
LOCATION:Alexandria Archaeology Museum\, 105 N. Union St.
SEQUENCE:6
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Grown-Up Field Trip: Archaeology Museum
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap
 ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=62158">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=62158</a><br />\n<br />Grown-Up Field Tri
 p: Alexandria Archaeology Museum \n<br />\n<br />For the 100th anniversar
 y of Black History Month\, venture out on a four-part field trip series f
 or adults highlighting African American history around Alexandria. Explor
 e objects and primary sources\, dive into conversations\, and be ready to
  be hands-on as you learn more about Alexandria and American history. All
  field trips are based on ones offered to school-age children\, but with 
 extra time\, so we can go even deeper!\n<br />\n<br />February 20: Lives 
 and Legacies at the Freedom House Museum\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />March 20:
  Media Remix at the Alexandria Black History Museum\n<br />\n<br />\n<br 
 />April 10: Hayti: Uncovering an African American Neighborhood at the Ale
 xandria Archaeology Museum\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />May 8: African American
  Stories at Alexandria?s Archives and Records Center\n<br />\n<br />Locat
 ion: Alexandria Archaeology Museum\, 105 N. Union St.\n<br />Fees: $15/$1
 2 for Grown-up Field Trip Members\n<br />Audience: The same as NULL value
 .\n<br />Tags: Archaeology Museum\, Black History\, Museums\, Old &amp\; 
 Historic Alexandria\, Old Town<br>\n<a href="https://shop.alexandriava.go
 v/Events.aspx">Purchase Tickets Online </a><br>\n
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=62543\n\nRemember the Pearl weekend at Freedom House Mu
 seum \n\nThe Edmonson sisters Mary and Emily were trafficked through Alex
 andria in the domestic slave trade after attempting to escape on the Pear
 l. One of the largest escape attempts in U.S. history\, Freedom House Mus
 eum is hosting the following special activities as part of a regional com
 memoration in honor of the attempt of 77 enslaved people\, including the 
 Edmonson sisters\, to seek freedom from the wharves of southwest D.C. \n 
 \nOn April 11 and 12\, visitors can join docent-led discussions during re
 gular museum hours about the history of the Pearl and its impact on socie
 ty. Visitors who mention "Remember the Pearl" will receive free admission
 .  \n\nAs part of the weekend's reflection and dialogue\, the public is w
 armly invited to gather for a special conversation on Saturday morning fr
 om 10 - 11 a.m. - A Conversation - The Framework for Social Resistance. T
 he Edmonson Sisters' story provides a historic example\, while Mr. Earl Y
 ates\, part of the Social Justice Ministry of Shiloh Baptist Church in Wa
 shington\, D.C.\, provides contemporary examples of the framework. Attend
 ees will have time to reflect and apply the Framework to their own lives.
   Mr. Earl Yates has been a long-time member of the Social?Justice? Commi
 ttee at Shiloh Baptist Church of Washington\, D.C. He spent his career wo
 rking with developing nations through the Peace Corp and USAID.? \n\nVisi
 t Information:\nFreedom House Museum is located at 1315 Duke Street\, Ale
 xandria\, VA. Museum hours are Thursdays & Fridays\, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.\; S
 aturdays\, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.\; and Sundays\, 1 - 5 p.m. \nAdmission is $5 
 per adult and $3 per child (ages 5-12). Admission is free for City of Ale
 xandria residents. Visitors who mention "Remember the Pearl" on April 11 
 and 12 will also receive free admission.\n\n\n\nLocation: Freedom House M
 useum\nFees: Admission is free for City of Alexandria residents. Visitors
  who mention "Remember the Pearl" on April 11 and 12 will also receive fr
 ee admission.\nAudience: The same as NULL value.\nTags: Black History\, M
 useums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town
DTEND:20260411T210000Z
DTSTAMP:20260407T213425Z
DTSTART:20260411T150000Z
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LOCATION:Freedom House Museum
SEQUENCE:8
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Remember the Pearl weekend at Freedom House Museum
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap
 ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=62543">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=62543</a><br />\n<br />Remember the Pearl
  weekend at Freedom House Museum \n<br />\n<br />The Edmonson sisters Mar
 y and Emily were trafficked through Alexandria in the domestic slave trad
 e after attempting to escape on the Pearl. One of the largest escape atte
 mpts in U.S. history\, Freedom House Museum is hosting the following spec
 ial activities as part of a regional commemoration in honor of the attemp
 t of 77 enslaved people\, including the Edmonson sisters\, to seek freedo
 m from the wharves of southwest D.C. \n<br /> \n<br />On April 11 and 12\
 , visitors can join docent-led discussions during regular museum hours ab
 out the history of the Pearl and its impact on society. Visitors who ment
 ion ?Remember the Pearl? will receive free admission.  \n<br />\n<br />As
  part of the weekend?s reflection and dialogue\, the public is warmly inv
 ited to gather for a special conversation on Saturday morning from 10 ? 1
 1 a.m. ? A Conversation - The Framework for Social Resistance. The Edmons
 on Sisters? story provides a historic example\, while Mr. Earl Yates\, pa
 rt of the Social Justice Ministry of Shiloh Baptist Church in Washington\
 , D.C.\, provides contemporary examples of the framework. Attendees will 
 have time to reflect and apply the Framework to their own lives.  Mr. Ear
 l Yates has been a long-time member of the Social?Justice? Committee at S
 hiloh Baptist Church of Washington\, D.C. He spent his career working wit
 h developing nations through the Peace Corp and USAID.? \n<br />\n<br />V
 isit Information:\n<br />Freedom House Museum is located at 1315 Duke Str
 eet\, Alexandria\, VA. Museum hours are Thursdays &amp\; Fridays\, 11 a.m
 . ? 4 p.m.\; Saturdays\, 11 a.m. ? 5 p.m.\; and Sundays\, 1 ? 5 p.m. \n<b
 r />Admission is $5 per adult and $3 per child (ages 5?12). Admission is 
 free for City of Alexandria residents. Visitors who mention ?Remember the
  Pearl? on April 11 and 12 will also receive free admission.\n<br />\n<br
  />\n<br />\n<br />Location: Freedom House Museum\n<br />Fees: Admission 
 is free for City of Alexandria residents. Visitors who mention ?Remember 
 the Pearl? on April 11 and 12 will also receive free admission.\n<br />Au
 dience: The same as NULL value.\n<br />Tags: Black History\, Museums\, Ol
 d &amp\; Historic Alexandria\, Old Town
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=62544\n\nRemember the Pearl weekend at Freedom House Mu
 seum \n\nThe Edmonson sisters Mary and Emily were trafficked through Alex
 andria in the domestic slave trade after attempting to escape on the Pear
 l. One of the largest escape attempts in U.S. history\, Freedom House Mus
 eum is hosting the following special activities as part of a regional com
 memoration in honor of the attempt of 77 enslaved people\, including the 
 Edmonson sisters\, to seek freedom from the wharves of southwest D.C. \n 
 \nOn April 11 and 12\, visitors can join docent-led discussions during re
 gular museum hours about the history of the Pearl and its impact on socie
 ty. Visitors who mention "Remember the Pearl" will receive free admission
 .  \n\nAs part of the weekend's reflection and dialogue\, the public is w
 armly invited to gather for a special conversation on Saturday morning fr
 om 10 - 11 a.m. - A Conversation - The Framework for Social Resistance. T
 he Edmonson Sisters' story provides a historic example\, while Mr. Earl Y
 ates\, part of the Social Justice Ministry of Shiloh Baptist Church in Wa
 shington\, D.C.\, provides contemporary examples of the framework. Attend
 ees will have time to reflect and apply the Framework to their own lives.
   Mr. Earl Yates has been a long-time member of the Social?Justice? Commi
 ttee at Shiloh Baptist Church of Washington\, D.C. He spent his career wo
 rking with developing nations through the Peace Corp and USAID.? \n\nVisi
 t Information:\nFreedom House Museum is located at 1315 Duke Street\, Ale
 xandria\, VA. Museum hours are Thursdays & Fridays\, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.\; S
 aturdays\, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.\; and Sundays\, 1 - 5 p.m. \nAdmission is $5 
 per adult and $3 per child (ages 5-12). Admission is free for City of Ale
 xandria residents. Visitors who mention "Remember the Pearl" on April 11 
 and 12 will also receive free admission.\n\n\n\nLocation: Freedom House M
 useum\nFees: Admission is free for City of Alexandria residents. Visitors
  who mention "Remember the Pearl" on April 11 and 12 will also receive fr
 ee admission.\nAudience: The same as NULL value.\nTags: Black History\, M
 useums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town
DTEND:20260412T210000Z
DTSTAMP:20260407T212957Z
DTSTART:20260412T170000Z
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LOCATION:Freedom House Museum
SEQUENCE:6
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Remember the Pearl weekend at Freedom House Museum
TRANSP:OPAQUE
UID:3ac48e3d-9eae-43df-a015-c3c4247afd64
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap
 ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=62544">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=62544</a><br />\n<br />Remember the Pearl
  weekend at Freedom House Museum \n<br />\n<br />The Edmonson sisters Mar
 y and Emily were trafficked through Alexandria in the domestic slave trad
 e after attempting to escape on the Pearl. One of the largest escape atte
 mpts in U.S. history\, Freedom House Museum is hosting the following spec
 ial activities as part of a regional commemoration in honor of the attemp
 t of 77 enslaved people\, including the Edmonson sisters\, to seek freedo
 m from the wharves of southwest D.C. \n<br /> \n<br />On April 11 and 12\
 , visitors can join docent-led discussions during regular museum hours ab
 out the history of the Pearl and its impact on society. Visitors who ment
 ion ?Remember the Pearl? will receive free admission.  \n<br />\n<br />As
  part of the weekend?s reflection and dialogue\, the public is warmly inv
 ited to gather for a special conversation on Saturday morning from 10 ? 1
 1 a.m. ? A Conversation - The Framework for Social Resistance. The Edmons
 on Sisters? story provides a historic example\, while Mr. Earl Yates\, pa
 rt of the Social Justice Ministry of Shiloh Baptist Church in Washington\
 , D.C.\, provides contemporary examples of the framework. Attendees will 
 have time to reflect and apply the Framework to their own lives.  Mr. Ear
 l Yates has been a long-time member of the Social?Justice? Committee at S
 hiloh Baptist Church of Washington\, D.C. He spent his career working wit
 h developing nations through the Peace Corp and USAID.? \n<br />\n<br />V
 isit Information:\n<br />Freedom House Museum is located at 1315 Duke Str
 eet\, Alexandria\, VA. Museum hours are Thursdays &amp\; Fridays\, 11 a.m
 . ? 4 p.m.\; Saturdays\, 11 a.m. ? 5 p.m.\; and Sundays\, 1 ? 5 p.m. \n<b
 r />Admission is $5 per adult and $3 per child (ages 5?12). Admission is 
 free for City of Alexandria residents. Visitors who mention ?Remember the
  Pearl? on April 11 and 12 will also receive free admission.\n<br />\n<br
  />\n<br />\n<br />Location: Freedom House Museum\n<br />Fees: Admission 
 is free for City of Alexandria residents. Visitors who mention ?Remember 
 the Pearl? on April 11 and 12 will also receive free admission.\n<br />Au
 dience: The same as NULL value.\n<br />Tags: Black History\, Museums\, Ol
 d &amp\; Historic Alexandria\, Old Town
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=62562\n\nA meeting of the Alexandria Community Remembra
 nce Project (ACRP) Committee of Inquiry research team.  \n\nLocation: Bla
 ck History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Bla
 ck History\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\n\nWeb resources:\n\nMee
 ting Agenda\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/sites/default/files/2026-04/ACR
 PCOIAgenda20260413.docx_.pdf\n
DTEND:20260414T003000Z
DTSTAMP:20260410T221723Z
DTSTART:20260413T230000Z
GEO:38.812083;-77.048042
LOCATION:Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.
SEQUENCE:6
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:ACRP Committee of Inquiry
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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URL:https://www.alexandriava.gov/sites/default/files/2026-04/ACRPCOIAgenda
 20260413.docx_.pdf
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap
 ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=62562">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=62562</a><br />\n<br />A meeting of the A
 lexandria Community Remembrance Project (ACRP) Committee of Inquiry resea
 rch team.  \n<br />\n<br />Location: Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.
 \n<br />Audience: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: Black History\, Museums\
 , Old &amp\; Historic Alexandria<br>\n<a href="https://www.alexandriava.g
 ov/sites/default/files/2026-04/ACRPCOIAgenda20260413.docx_.pdf">Meeting A
 genda</a><br>\n
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Black History Museum
CATEGORIES:Family
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:Imported on Apr 17\, 2026\, 1 day before the event.\nTo verify
  info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=62
 558\n\nOn Saturday April 18th\, join author Holly Ousley-Lavender author 
 of The Librarian Who Didn't Like Books. A moderated discussion\, brief bo
 ok reading and book signing will begin at 11 a.m. and conclude at 12:30pm
 . The discussion and book reading are geared toward children ages 2-10. T
 his event is a free and open to the public.\n\nHolly Ousley-Lavender is a
  school librarian with 30 years' experience. Ousley-Lavender was as a you
 ng child who dreaded reading and going to the library-until one day she s
 aw a book with characters that looked like her. She was then able to make
  a connection that ignited her love of reading and sharing that love with
  children. Holly Ousley-Lavender states that her mission is to ensure tha
 t all children find a mirror image of themselves in books and experience 
 the joy and empowerment that representation brings through the books that
  she writes.\n\nPatrons attending the Meet and Greet will have a chance t
 o preview the Alexandria Black History Museum.\n\nThe Meet and Greet and 
 Book signing will be held at the Alexandria Black History Museum\, locate
 d at 902 Wythe Street\, Alexandria\, Virginia 22314. For more information
 \, please call (703) 746-4356. Seating is limited\, and reservations are 
 encouraged. The Museum is located five blocks from the Braddock Road Metr
 o on the Yellow and Blue Lines. Street parking is available.\n\n\nLocatio
 n: Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.\nAudience: The same as NULL value
 .\nTags: Black History\, Black History Museum\, Family\, Museums\, Old & 
 Historic Alexandria\, Old Town
DTEND:20260418T163000Z
DTSTAMP:20260409T233303Z
DTSTART:20260418T150000Z
GEO:38.812083;-77.048042
LOCATION:Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.
SEQUENCE:11
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Meet-and-Greet and Book Signing
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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 event.<br />To verify info please see <a href="https://apps.alexandriava.
 gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=62558">https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar
 /Detail.aspx?si=62558</a><br />\n<br />On Saturday April 18th\, join auth
 or Holly Ousley-Lavender author of The Librarian Who Didn?t Like Books. A
  moderated discussion\, brief book reading and book signing will begin at
  11 a.m. and conclude at 12:30pm. The discussion and book reading are gea
 red toward children ages 2-10. This event is a free and open to the publi
 c.\n<br />\n<br />Holly Ousley-Lavender is a school librarian with 30 yea
 rs? experience. Ousley-Lavender was as a young child who dreaded reading 
 and going to the library-until one day she saw a book with characters tha
 t looked like her. She was then able to make a connection that ignited he
 r love of reading and sharing that love with children. Holly Ousley-Laven
 der states that her mission is to ensure that all children find a mirror 
 image of themselves in books and experience the joy and empowerment that 
 representation brings through the books that she writes.\n<br />\n<br />P
 atrons attending the Meet and Greet will have a chance to preview the Ale
 xandria Black History Museum.\n<br />\n<br />The Meet and Greet and Book 
 signing will be held at the Alexandria Black History Museum\, located at 
 902 Wythe Street\, Alexandria\, Virginia 22314. For more information\, pl
 ease call (703) 746-4356. Seating is limited\, and reservations are encou
 raged. The Museum is located five blocks from the Braddock Road Metro on 
 the Yellow and Blue Lines. Street parking is available.\n<br />\n<br />\n
 <br />Location: Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.\n<br />Audience: The
  same as NULL value.\n<br />Tags: Black History\, Black History Museum\, 
 Family\, Museums\, Old &amp\; Historic Alexandria\, Old Town
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ACTION:DISPLAY
DESCRIPTION:Meet-and-Greet and Book Signing : Please visit website to conf
 irm time\, location\, etc.
DURATION:PT30M
REPEAT:2
TRIGGER:-PT30M
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Black History Museum
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:Imported on Apr 17\, 2026\, 6 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
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on Apr 17\, 2026\, 6 days before the
  event.<br />To verify info please see <a href="https://apps.alexandriava
 .gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=62525">https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calenda
 r/Detail.aspx?si=62525</a><br />\n<br />2026 Joseph McCoy Remembrance\n<b
 r />\n<br />An Examination of State Violence on Thursday\, April 23\, 202
 6 at Roberts Memorial United Methodist Church\, 606 South Washington Stre
 et. \n<br />\n<br />Reception at 6:30 p.m.\, Church Hall Program from 7- 
 8:15 p.m.  \n<br />\n<br />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<br />\n<br />Parking is perm
 itted at Demaine Funeral Home and as available on nearby streets.\n<br />
 \n<br />Location: Roberts Memorial United Methodist Church\n<br />Audienc
 e: The same as NULL value.\n<br />Tags: Black History\, Black History Mus
 eum\, Museums\, Old &amp\; Historic Alexandria\, Old Town
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DESCRIPTION:Imported on Apr 17\, 2026\, 21 days before the event.\nTo veri
 fy info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=
 62159\n\nGrown-Up Field Trip: Archives and Records Center\n\nFor the 100t
 h anniversary of Black History Month\, venture out on a four-part field t
 rip series for adults highlighting African American history around Alexan
 dria. Explore objects and primary sources\, dive into conversations\, and
  be ready to be hands-on as you learn more about Alexandria and American 
 history. All field trips are based on ones offered to school-age children
 \, but with extra time\, so we can go even deeper!\n\nFebruary 20: Lives 
 and Legacies at the Freedom House Museum\n\n\nMarch 20: Media Remix at th
 e Alexandria Black History Museum\n\n\nApril 10: Hayti: Uncovering an Afr
 ican American Neighborhood at the Alexandria Archaeology Museum\n\n\nMay 
 8: African American Stories at Alexandria's Archives and Records Center\n
 \nLocation: Archives and Records Center\, 801 S. Payne Street\nFees: $15/
 $12 for Grown-up Field Trip Members\nAudience: The same as NULL value.\nT
 ags: Black History\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\n\nWe
 b resources:\n\nPurchase Tickets Online \nhttps://shop.alexandriava.gov/E
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 ar/Detail.aspx?si=62159</a><br />\n<br />Grown-Up Field Trip: Archives an
 d Records Center\n<br />\n<br />For the 100th anniversary of Black Histor
 y Month\, venture out on a four-part field trip series for adults highlig
 hting African American history around Alexandria. Explore objects and pri
 mary sources\, dive into conversations\, and be ready to be hands-on as y
 ou learn more about Alexandria and American history. All field trips are 
 based on ones offered to school-age children\, but with extra time\, so w
 e can go even deeper!\n<br />\n<br />February 20: Lives and Legacies at t
 he Freedom House Museum\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />March 20: Media Remix at t
 he Alexandria Black History Museum\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />April 10: Hayti
 : Uncovering an African American Neighborhood at the Alexandria Archaeolo
 gy Museum\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />May 8: African American Stories at Alexa
 ndria?s Archives and Records Center\n<br />\n<br />Location: Archives and
  Records Center\, 801 S. Payne Street\n<br />Fees: $15/$12 for Grown-up F
 ield Trip Members\n<br />Audience: The same as NULL value.\n<br />Tags: B
 lack History\, Museums\, Old &amp\; Historic Alexandria\, Old Town<br>\n<
 a href="https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx">Purchase Tickets Onlin
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