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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=63321\n\nAn Evening in Remembrance of Benjamin Thomas\n
 A Conversation with NAACP's Myesha Braden\nMusic by Charles E. Miller\nFr
 iday\, August 28\nShiloh Baptist Church\, 1401 Jaimeson Avenue\nDoors ope
 n 6:30 p.m.\nProgram 7-8 p.m.\n \nWho's history? Our history. Who's right
 s? Our rights. When factual history is buried\, people are polarized\, ha
 te groups menace commuters on the metro\, all aspects of life become unce
 rtain\, even constitutional rights. The Alexandria Community Remembrance 
 Project invites the public to Shiloh Baptist Church for an Evening in Rem
 embrance of Benjamin Thomas featuring a conversation with NAACP's Myesha 
 Braden. An attorney with the NAACP\, Braden\, is involved in fighting sta
 te and national attacks on voting rights. \n \nThe hour long event is bei
 ng held on the same day in 1899 that more than 600 people gathered at the
  historic Shiloh Baptist Church on Duke Street to memorialize Thomas and 
 protest his and all lynchings. The program will also feature music by Cha
 rles E. Miller and Mayor Gaskins will give remarks. The annual event that
  is free and open to the public.  \n \nThat same night\, tours of the his
 toric sanctuary where the Mass Meeting & Memorial for Thomas was held in 
 1899 will be available from 5:30-6:30 at 1400 Duke Street. The Freedom Ho
 use\, a museum that shares the story of Alexandria's role in the domestic
  slave trade at 1315 Duke Street\, will also be open for tours until 6:30
  p.m.\n\n\nLocation: Shiloh Baptist Church\nAudience: Anyone may attend\n
 Tags: Black History\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\n\nW
 eb resources:\n\nAlexandria Community Remembrance Project\nhttps://www.al
 exandriava.gov/cultural-history/alexandria-community-remembrance-project\
 n
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LOCATION:Shiloh Baptist Church
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:ACRP Benjamin Thomas Remembrance Event
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URL:https://www.alexandriava.gov/cultural-history/alexandria-community-rem
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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=63321">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=63321</a><br />\n<br />An Evening in Reme
 mbrance of Benjamin Thomas\n<br />A Conversation with NAACP?s Myesha Brad
 en\n<br />Music by Charles E. Miller\n<br />Friday\, August 28\n<br />Shi
 loh Baptist Church\, 1401 Jaimeson Avenue\n<br />Doors open 6:30 p.m.\n<b
 r />Program 7-8 p.m.\n<br /> \n<br />Who?s history? Our history. Who?s ri
 ghts? Our rights. When factual history is buried\, people are polarized\,
  hate groups menace commuters on the metro\, all aspects of life become u
 ncertain\, even constitutional rights. The Alexandria Community Remembran
 ce Project invites the public to Shiloh Baptist Church for an Evening in 
 Remembrance of Benjamin Thomas featuring a conversation with NAACP?s Myes
 ha Braden. An attorney with the NAACP\, Braden\, is involved in fighting 
 state and national attacks on voting rights. \n<br /> \n<br />The hour lo
 ng event is being held on the same day in 1899 that more than 600 people 
 gathered at the historic Shiloh Baptist Church on Duke Street to memorial
 ize Thomas and protest his and all lynchings. The program will also featu
 re music by Charles E. Miller and Mayor Gaskins will give remarks. The an
 nual event that is free and open to the public.  \n<br /> \n<br />That sa
 me night\, tours of the historic sanctuary where the Mass Meeting &amp\; 
 Memorial for Thomas was held in 1899 will be available from 5:30-6:30 at 
 1400 Duke Street. The Freedom House\, a museum that shares the story of A
 lexandria?s role in the domestic slave trade at 1315 Duke Street\, will a
 lso be open for tours until 6:30 p.m.\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />Location: Sh
 iloh Baptist Church\n<br />Audience: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: Black
  History\, Museums\, Old &amp\; Historic Alexandria\, Old Town<br>\n<a hr
 ef="https://www.alexandriava.gov/cultural-history/alexandria-community-re
 membrance-project">Alexandria Community Remembrance Project</a><br>\n
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