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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:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/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 Benjamin Thomas. About a week before the dinner\, those who re
 served spots will receive an email with the name and address of the hosts
 . Please indicate at registration if you have any food allergies or stron
 g preferences. Hosts will do their best to accommodate guest requests. Ea
 ch reservation requires a $125 donation per person\; visit the ACRP page 
 for additional information on payment. The dinner's discussion book must 
 be purchased separately from a local bookstore.\n\nAmerica\, USA\, How Ra
 ce Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries by Eddie Glaude\, Jr. In this beaut
 ifully written book\, Eddie S. Glaude\, Jr.\, harnesses the voices of W.E
 .B DuBois\, John Dos Passos\, Herman Melvill and Martin Luther King\, Jr.
  among others to reflect on America's complicated 250-year history. Glaud
 e\, Jr.'s writing captures the essence of James Baldwin\, delivering a st
 raightforward\, honest critique of race relations and the state of democr
 acy. The book\, that helps readers create a relationship with the past so
  that a better future can be imagined\, has been described as "moving" an
 d "profound."\n\nPlease note: You do not need to print off tickets. Your 
 name will be on the registration list for the event. Dinner location will
  be emailed to participants. The cost of the book is not included in the 
 price of the event.\n\n\nLocation:  See Details\nFees: Each reservation r
 equires a $125 donation per person. The book is not included in the ticke
 t price and should be purchased separate from a local bookstore.\nAudienc
 e: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black History\, Black History Museum\, Book D
 iscussion Group\, Equity\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town
 \n\nWeb resources:\n\nBuy Tickets Here\nhttps://alexandria-history.square
 .site/product/ticket-for-dinner/ZYLJHT73A7YC7XE6SNPIHRNG?cs=true&cst=popu
 lar\n\nACRP Page\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/historic-alexandria/tables
 -of-conscience-fundraiser\n
DTEND:20261025T010000Z
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DTSTART:20261024T220000Z
LOCATION: See Details
SEQUENCE:6
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Tables of Conscience: Book-Themed Dinners
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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=63572">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=63572</a><br />\n<br />Tables of Conscien
 ce \n<br />\n<br />ACRP is holding book-themed dinners to raise money for
  the scholarships in the names of Joseph McCoy and Benjamin Thomas. About
  a week before the dinner\, those who reserved spots will receive an emai
 l with the name and address of the hosts. Please indicate at registration
  if you have any food allergies or strong preferences. Hosts will do thei
 r best to accommodate guest requests. Each reservation requires a $125 do
 nation per person\; visit the ACRP page for additional information on pay
 ment. The dinner?s discussion book must be purchased separately from a lo
 cal bookstore.\n<br />\n<br />America\, USA\, How Race Shadows the Nation
 ?s Anniversaries by Eddie Glaude\, Jr. In this beautifully written book\,
  Eddie S. Glaude\, Jr.\, harnesses the voices of W.E.B DuBois\, John Dos 
 Passos\, Herman Melvill and Martin Luther King\, Jr. among others to refl
 ect on America?s complicated 250-year history. Glaude\, Jr.?s writing cap
 tures the essence of James Baldwin\, delivering a straightforward\, hones
 t 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 imagined\, 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 registration list for the event. Dinner location will be email
 ed to participants. The cost of the book is not included in the price of 
 the event.\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />Location:  See Details\n<br />Fees: Eac
 h reservation requires a $125 donation per person. The book is not includ
 ed in the ticket price and should be purchased separate from a local book
 store.\n<br />Audience: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: Black History\, Bl
 ack History Museum\, Book Discussion Group\, Equity\, Museums\, Old &amp\
 ; Historic Alexandria\, Old Town<br>\n<a href="https://alexandria-history
 .square.site/product/ticket-for-dinner/ZYLJHT73A7YC7XE6SNPIHRNG?cs=true&a
 mp\;cst=popular">Buy Tickets Here</a><br>\n<a href="https://www.alexandri
 ava.gov/historic-alexandria/tables-of-conscience-fundraiser">ACRP Page</a
 ><br>\n
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CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Black History Museum
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:Imported on Oct 24\, 2026\, 7 days before the event.\nTo verif
 y info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=6
 3758\n\nGenealogist Char McCargo Bah presents the lecture Tracing a Child
 's Heritage from the 20th century to the 18th century in Virginia. This l
 ecture explores the difficulties of researching enslaved persons\, free p
 eople of color\, and family ownership. This lecture will cover a child bu
 ried at Alexandria's Contraband and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial\, her ensl
 aved relatives\, and her mother and aunt from Middletown\, Virginia. Afte
 r sixteen years of research by Bah\, their stories can now be told. This 
 lecture is part of the special traveling exhibtion from Belle Grove Plant
 ation entitled "Monday Robinson: A Life of Thorns and Roses\," that is op
 en at Freedom House Museum October 22 through December 31.\n\nChar McCarg
 o Bah is the CEO and owner of FindingThingsforU\, LLC. She holds undergra
 duate degrees in Urban Studies and African American Studies\, along with 
 several professional certificates. She has 45 years of experience as an i
 nvestigative researcher and genealogist. Bah has appeared in numerous tel
 evision interviews and documentaries\, including the PBS show History Det
 ectives and a documentary on African American research at Ellis Island in
  New York.\n\nLocation: Freedom House Museum\nTags: Black History\, Black
  History Museum\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\n\nWeb r
 esources:\n\nFree Event Registration here!\nhttps://shop.alexandriava.gov
 /SelectEvent.aspx?eventid=4000035\n
DTEND:20261101T220000Z
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SEQUENCE:7
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Lecture: Tracing a Child's Heritage - SOLD OUT
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URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov/SelectEvent.aspx?eventid=4000035
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on Oct 24\, 2026\, 7 days before the
  event.<br />To verify info please see <a href="https://apps.alexandriava
 .gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=63758">https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calenda
 r/Detail.aspx?si=63758</a><br />\n<br />Genealogist Char McCargo Bah pres
 ents the lecture Tracing a Child&#39\;s Heritage from the 20th century to
  the 18th century in Virginia. This lecture explores the difficulties of 
 researching enslaved persons\, free people of color\, and family ownershi
 p. This lecture will cover a child buried at Alexandria?s Contraband and 
 Freedmen Cemetery Memorial\, her enslaved relatives\, and her mother and 
 aunt from Middletown\, Virginia. After sixteen years of research by Bah\,
  their stories can now be told. This lecture is part of the special trave
 ling exhibtion from Belle Grove Plantation entitled &quot\;Monday Robinso
 n: A Life of Thorns and Roses\,&quot\; that is open at Freedom House Muse
 um October 22 through December 31.\n<br />\n<br />Char McCargo Bah is the
  CEO and owner of FindingThingsforU\, LLC. She holds undergraduate degree
 s in Urban Studies and African American Studies\, along with several prof
 essional certificates. She has 45 years of experience as an investigative
  researcher and genealogist. Bah has appeared in numerous television inte
 rviews and documentaries\, including the PBS show History Detectives and 
 a documentary on African American research at Ellis Island in New York.\n
 <br />\n<br />Location: Freedom House Museum\n<br />Tags: Black History\,
  Black History Museum\, Museums\, Old &amp\; Historic Alexandria\, Old To
 wn<br>\n<a href="https://shop.alexandriava.gov/SelectEvent.aspx?eventid=4
 000035">Free Event Registration here!</a><br>\n
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CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion Group
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:Imported on Oct 24\, 2026\, 11 days before the event.\nTo veri
 fy info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=
 63569\n\nReserve space at a Discerning Dinner and join the conversation w
 hile supporting the Alexandria Community Remembrance Project's Memorial S
 cholarship Program. Each academic year\, ACRP invites guest speakers to l
 ead participants in meaningful conversation while enjoying a simple dinne
 r together. The topic will be the Underground Railroad with Tony Cohen. T
 o officially register for this event: Step One: Reserve your place at the
  table in the Historic Alexandria Shop at https://shop.alexandriava.gov/E
 vents.aspx (This is only a reservation\; no money will be deducted from y
 our account.) Step Two: Donate $40 to ACRP's Memorial Scholarship Program
 . (Please do not donate anonymously\, instead leave your last name and "f
 or Cohen Dinner" so we can track your purchase.)\n\n$40 donation to ACRP'
 s Memorial Scholarship program (donate here: https://alexscholarshipfund.
 networkforgood.com/projects/208787-alexandria-community-remembrance-proje
 ct-scholarships)\n\n\n\nLocation: Lloyd House\, 220 N. Washington St.\nFe
 es: $40 donation to ACRP's Memorial Scholarship program\nTags: Black Hist
 ory\, Book Discussion Group\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old T
 own\n\nWeb resources:\n\nGet Your Tickets Here\nhttps://www.alexandriava.
 gov/historic-alexandria/discerning-dinners-fundraisers\n
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DTSTAMP:20261009T162207Z
DTSTART:20261105T230000Z
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LOCATION:Lloyd House\, 220 N. Washington St.
SEQUENCE:11
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:ACRP Discerning Dinner
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on Oct 24\, 2026\, 11 days before th
 e event.<br />To verify info please see <a href="https://apps.alexandriav
 a.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=63569">https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=63569</a><br />\n<br />Reserve space at a Discerning Di
 nner and join the conversation while supporting the Alexandria Community 
 Remembrance Project?s Memorial Scholarship Program. Each academic year\, 
 ACRP invites guest speakers to lead participants in meaningful conversati
 on while enjoying a simple dinner together. The topic will be the Undergr
 ound Railroad with Tony Cohen. To officially register for this event: Ste
 p One: Reserve your place at the table in the Historic Alexandria Shop at
  <a href="https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx">https://shop.alexand
 riava.gov/Events.aspx</a>(This is only a reservation\; no money will be d
 educted from your account.) Step Two: Donate $40 to ACRP?s Memorial Schol
 arship Program. (Please do not donate anonymously\, instead leave your la
 st name and ?for Cohen Dinner? so we can track your purchase.)\n<br />\n<
 br />$40 donation to ACRP&#39\;s Memorial Scholarship program (donate her
 e: https://alexscholarshipfund.networkforgood.com/projects/208787-alexand
 ria-community-remembrance-project-scholarships)\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n
 <br />Location: Lloyd House\, 220 N. Washington St.\n<br />Fees: $40 dona
 tion to ACRP&#39\;s Memorial Scholarship program\n<br />Tags: Black Histo
 ry\, Book Discussion Group\, Museums\, Old &amp\; Historic Alexandria\, O
 ld Town<br>\n<a href="https://www.alexandriava.gov/historic-alexandria/di
 scerning-dinners-fundraisers">Get Your Tickets Here</a><br>\n
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CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion Group
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:Imported on Oct 24\, 2026\, 97 days before the event.\nTo veri
 fy info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=
 63570\n\nReserve space at a Discerning Dinner and join the conversation w
 hile supporting the Alexandria Community Remembrance Project's Memorial S
 cholarship Program. Each academic year\, ACRP invites guest speakers to l
 ead participants in meaningful conversation while enjoying a simple dinne
 r together. Our guest speaker is Dr. DeFazio of George Mason University (
 GMU) who has a book titled "Lynching in Virginia: Racial Terror and Its L
 egacy."\n\nTo officially register for this event: Step One: Reserve your 
 place at the table in the Historic Alexandria shop at https://shop.alexan
 driava.gov/Events.aspx (This is only a reservation\; no money will be ded
 ucted from your account.) Step Two: Donate $40 to ACRP's Memorial Scholar
 ship Program. (Please do not donate anonymously\, instead leave your last
  name and "for Cohen Dinner" so we can track your purchase.)\n\n$40 donat
 ion to ACRP's Memorial Scholarship program (donate here: https://alexscho
 larshipfund.networkforgood.com/projects/208787-alexandria-community-remem
 brance-project-scholarships)\n\n\n\nLocation: Lloyd House\, 220 N. Washin
 gton St.\nFees: $40 donation to ACRP's Memorial Scholarship program\nTags
 : Black History\, Book Discussion Group\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexan
 dria\, Old Town\n\nWeb resources:\n\n$40 donation to ACRP's Memorial Scho
 larship program\nhttps://alexscholarshipfund.networkforgood.com/projects/
 208787-alexandria-community-remembrance-project-scholarships\n\nReserve y
 our Seat at the Table\nhttps://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx\n
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SUMMARY:ACRP Discerning Dinner
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on Oct 24\, 2026\, 97 days before th
 e event.<br />To verify info please see <a href="https://apps.alexandriav
 a.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=63570">https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=63570</a><br />\n<br />Reserve space at a Discerning Di
 nner and join the conversation while supporting the Alexandria Community 
 Remembrance Project?s Memorial Scholarship Program. Each academic year\, 
 ACRP invites guest speakers to lead participants in meaningful conversati
 on while enjoying a simple dinner together. Our guest speaker is Dr. DeFa
 zio of George Mason University (GMU) who has a book titled &quot\;Lynchin
 g in Virginia: Racial Terror and Its Legacy.&quot\;\n<br />\n<br />To off
 icially register for this event: Step One: Reserve your place at the tabl
 e in the Historic Alexandria shop at <a href="https://shop.alexandriava.g
 ov/Events.aspx">https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx</a>(This is onl
 y a reservation\; no money will be deducted from your account.) Step Two:
  Donate $40 to ACRP?s Memorial Scholarship Program. (Please do not donate
  anonymously\, instead leave your last name and ?for Cohen Dinner? so we 
 can track your purchase.)\n<br />\n<br />$40 donation to ACRP&#39\;s Memo
 rial Scholarship program (donate here: https://alexscholarshipfund.networ
 kforgood.com/projects/208787-alexandria-community-remembrance-project-sch
 olarships)\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />Location: Lloyd House\, 220 N. 
 Washington St.\n<br />Fees: $40 donation to ACRP&#39\;s Memorial Scholars
 hip program\n<br />Tags: Black History\, Book Discussion Group\, Museums\
 , Old &amp\; Historic Alexandria\, Old Town<br>\n<a href="https://alexsch
 olarshipfund.networkforgood.com/projects/208787-alexandria-community-reme
 mbrance-project-scholarships">$40 donation to ACRP&#39\;s Memorial Schola
 rship program</a><br>\n<a href="https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx
 ">Reserve your Seat at the Table</a><br>\n
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