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CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Black History Museum
CATEGORIES:Equity
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DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=56873\n\nWe are excited to announce a new round of Tabl
 es of Conscience book-themed dinners to raise money for the 2024 scholars
 hips in the names of Joseph McCoy and Benjamin Thomas. These will be held
  in January and February in order to raise the amount needed by March 1\,
  2024 for two scholarships worth $3\,000 each for two African American Al
 exandria City High School students. \n\nThree ACRP Members have volunteer
 ed to host dinners in their homes for 8-12 people from 6-9 p.m. Those int
 erested in attending will select one of the books listed below and buy a 
 ticket through the Office of Historic Alexandria's online ticket system. 
 About a week before the dinner\, ticket holders will receive an email wit
 h the name and address of the hosts. \n\nBook: Slavery By Another Name\, 
 the Reenslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II\,
  By Douglas A. Blackmon\nThis Pulitzer prize winning history details how 
 not long after the liberation of African Americans from bondage at the en
 d of the Civil War\, the new citizens were forced back into involuntary s
 ervitude. Journalist and University of Virginia Miller Center Forum Chair
  Blackmon reveals the stories of those who fought against the use of sele
 ctive enforcement of laws and discriminatory sentencing to reenslave Blac
 k people during an "Age of Neoslavery'' brought about by the South's expl
 oitation of a clause in the 13th Amendment. He describes the way companie
 s and governments profited by "leasing" the labor of those they accused a
 nd convicted of petty crimes. Alexandria used such labor to repair and bu
 ild streets\, alleys and sewers soon after the conservative democrats reg
 ained control of the local government in 1873. \n\n\nLocation: See Detail
 s\nFees: $125\, The book is not included in the ticket price and should b
 e purchased separate from a local bookstore.\nAudience: Anyone may attend
 \nTags: Black History\, Black History Museum\, Equity\, Museums\n\nWeb re
 sources:\n\nBuy Tickets Here\nhttps://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx\n
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SUMMARY:Tables of Conscience-Slavery By Another Name
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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=56873">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=56873</a><br />\n<br />We are excited to 
 announce a new round of Tables of Conscience book-themed dinners to raise
  money for the 2024 scholarships in the names of Joseph McCoy and Benjami
 n Thomas. These will be held in January and February in order to raise th
 e amount needed by March 1\, 2024 for two scholarships worth $3\,000 each
  for two African American Alexandria City High School students. \n<br />\
 n<br />Three ACRP Members have volunteered to host dinners in their homes
  for 8-12 people from 6-9 p.m. Those interested in attending will select 
 one of the books listed below and buy a ticket through the Office of Hist
 oric Alexandria?s online ticket system. About a week before the dinner\, 
 ticket holders will receive an email with the name and address of the hos
 ts. \n<br />\n<br />Book: Slavery By Another Name\, the Reenslavement of 
 Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II\, By Douglas A. Blackm
 on\n<br />This Pulitzer prize winning history details how not long after 
 the liberation of African Americans from bondage at the end of the Civil 
 War\, the new citizens were forced back into involuntary servitude. Journ
 alist and University of Virginia Miller Center Forum Chair Blackmon revea
 ls the stories of those who fought against the use of selective enforceme
 nt of laws and discriminatory sentencing to reenslave Black people during
  an ?Age of Neoslavery&#39\;&#39\; brought about by the South?s exploitat
 ion of a clause in the 13th Amendment. He describes the way companies and
  governments profited by ?leasing? the labor of those they accused and co
 nvicted of petty crimes. Alexandria used such labor to repair and build s
 treets\, alleys and sewers soon after the conservative democrats regained
  control of the local government in 1873. \n<br />\n<br />\n<br />Locatio
 n: See Details\n<br />Fees: $125\, The book is not included in the ticket
  price and should be purchased separate from a local bookstore.\n<br />Au
 dience: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: Black History\, Black History Muse
 um\, Equity\, Museums<br>\n<a href="https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.
 aspx">Buy Tickets Here</a><br>\n
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