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CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Museums
DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=58150\n\nBack by Popular Demand! A new round of Tables 
 of Conscience book-themed dinners is scheduled to raise money for the 202
 5 scholarships in the names of Joseph McCoy and Benjamin Thomas. About a 
 week before the dinner\, those who reserved spots will receive an email w
 ith the name and address of the hosts. Please indicate at registration if
  you have any food allergies or strong preferences. Hosts will do their b
 est to accommodate guest requests. Each reservation requires a $125 donat
 ion per person\; visit (https://www.alexandriava.gov/historic-alexandria/
 tables-of-conscience-fundraiser) for additional information on payment. T
 he dinner's discussion book must be purchased separately from a local boo
 kstore.\n\nIn the Pines: A Lynching\, A Lie\, A Reckoning\, by Grace Eliz
 abeth Hale: When she first heard her mother's story about a thwarted lync
 hing in a small Mississippi town where Hale's grandfather was the sheriff
  and seeming hero\, the author of was a college student. During a visit t
 o her grandmother's house\, Hale discovered a 1947 front page article det
 ailing the lynching of Versie Johnson and immediately realized the news a
 ccount - and family lore - wasn't true. But Charlottesville in 2017\, Hal
 e knew she had to research this piece of racial terror history and tell t
 he truth.\n\nLocation:  No Location Specified\nAudience: Anyone may atten
 d\nTags: Black History\, Museums\n\nWeb resources:\n\nPurchase tickets \n
 https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx\n
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 ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=58150">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=58150</a><br />\n<br />Back by Popular De
 mand! A new round of Tables of Conscience book-themed dinners is schedule
 d to raise money for the 2025 scholarships in the names of Joseph McCoy a
 nd Benjamin Thomas. About a week before the dinner\, those who reserved s
 pots will receive an email with the name and address of the hosts. Please
  indicate at registration if you have any food allergies or strong prefer
 ences. Hosts will do their best to accommodate guest requests. Each reser
 vation requires a $125 donation per person\; visit (<a href="https://www.
 alexandriava.gov/historic-alexandria/tables-of-conscience-fundraiser)">ht
 tps://www.alexandriava.gov/historic-alexandria/tables-of-conscience-fundr
 aiser)</a>for additional information on payment. The dinner?s discussion 
 book must be purchased separately from a local bookstore.\n<br />\n<br />
 In the Pines: A Lynching\, A Lie\, A Reckoning\, by Grace Elizabeth Hale:
  When she first heard her mother?s story about a thwarted lynching in a s
 mall Mississippi town where Hale?s grandfather was the sheriff and seemin
 g hero\, the author of was a college student. During a visit to her grand
 mother?s house\, Hale discovered a 1947 front page article detailing the 
 lynching of Versie Johnson and immediately realized the news account - an
 d family lore - wasn?t true. But Charlottesville in 2017\, Hale knew she 
 had to research this piece of racial terror history and tell the truth.\n
 <br />\n<br />Location:  No Location Specified\n<br />Audience: Anyone ma
 y attend\n<br />Tags: Black History\, Museums<br>\n<a href="https://shop.
 alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx">Purchase tickets </a><br>\n
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