Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial Tour

Learn more about Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial’s history and the ongoing preservation efforts of the sacred site with Audrey Davis, Director of African American History, and Francine Bromberg, former City Archaeologist. The cemetery honors more than 1,700 African Americans who died in Alexandria around the time of the Civil War.
Title:Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial Tour
Date & Time:Sunday, October 11, 2026 • 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Location:Contrabands & Freedmen Cemetery Memorial
Church and South Washington Streets
Event Details:Learn more about Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial’s history and the ongoing preservation efforts of the sacred site with Audrey Davis, Director of African American History, and Francine Bromberg, former City Archaeologist. The cemetery honors more than 1,700 African Americans who died in Alexandria around the time of the Civil War. Efforts of the Friends of Freedmen’s Cemetery, descendants, archaeologists, historians, and the City of Alexandria reclaimed and restored the cemetery as a place of remembrance and reflection.

This tour is weather permitting.
Fees:$5
Tags:Archaeology Museum, Black History, Black History Museum, Museums, Old & Historic Alexandria, Old Town


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