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CATEGORIES:America250
CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Black History Museum
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:Imported on Aug 18\, 2026\, 4 days before the event.\nTo verif
 y info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?
 si=63233\n\nOur popular grown-up field trip series continues with a trip 
 to the Alexandria Black History Museum for Moss Kendrix: Reframing the Bl
 ack Image.\n\nHow can stereotypes cause harm? Learn about pioneering publ
 ic relations expert Moss Kendrix and how he changed the way media portray
 ed Black Americans. Join other adults as you explore objects and primary 
 sources\, dive into conversations\, and get hands-on as you learn more ab
 out Alexandria's history.\n\nLocation: Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe S
 t.\nFees: $15\nTags: America250\, Black History\, Black History Museum\, 
 Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\n\nWeb resources:\n\nPurch
 ase Tickets Online \nhttps://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx\n
DTEND:20260823T183000Z
DTSTAMP:20260627T003457Z
DTSTART:20260823T170000Z
GEO:38.812083;-77.048042
LOCATION:Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.
SEQUENCE:4
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Grown-Up Field Trip: Black History Museum
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on Aug 18\, 2026\, 4 days before the
  event.<br />To verify info please see <a href="https://apps.alexandriava
 .gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=63233">https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Cal
 endarTest/Detail.aspx?si=63233</a><br />\n<br />Our popular grown-up fiel
 d trip series continues with a trip to the Alexandria Black History Museu
 m for Moss Kendrix: Reframing the Black Image.\n<br />\n<br />How can ste
 reotypes cause harm? Learn about pioneering public relations expert Moss 
 Kendrix and how he changed the way media portrayed Black Americans. Join 
 other adults as you explore objects and primary sources\, dive into conve
 rsations\, and get hands-on as you learn more about Alexandria&#39\;s his
 tory.\n<br />\n<br />Location: Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.\n<br 
 />Fees: $15\n<br />Tags: America250\, Black History\, Black History Museu
 m\, Museums\, Old &amp\; Historic Alexandria\, Old Town<br>\n<a href="htt
 ps://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx">Purchase Tickets Online </a><br>\
 n
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CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:Imported on Aug 18\, 2026\, 9 days before the event.\nTo verif
 y info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?
 si=63321\n\nAn Evening in Remembrance of Benjamin Thomas\nA Conversation 
 with NAACP's Myesha Braden\nMusic by Charles E. Miller\nFriday\, August 2
 8\nShiloh Baptist Church\, 1401 Jaimeson Avenue\nDoors open 6:30 p.m.\nPr
 ogram 7-8 p.m.\n \nWho's history? Our history. Who's rights? Our rights. 
 When factual history is buried\, people are polarized\, hate groups menac
 e commuters on the metro\, all aspects of life become uncertain\, even co
 nstitutional rights. The Alexandria Community Remembrance Project invites
  the public to Shiloh Baptist Church for an Evening in Remembrance of Ben
 jamin Thomas featuring a conversation with NAACP's Myesha Braden. An atto
 rney with the NAACP\, Braden\, is involved in fighting state and national
  attacks on voting rights. \n \nThe hour long event is being held on the 
 same day in 1899 that more than 600 people gathered at the historic Shilo
 h Baptist Church on Duke Street to memorialize Thomas and protest his and
  all lynchings. The program will also feature music by Charles E. Miller 
 and Mayor Gaskins will give remarks. The annual event that is free and op
 en to the public.  \n \nThat same night\, tours of the historic sanctuary
  where the Mass Meeting & Memorial for Thomas was held in 1899 will be av
 ailable from 5:30-6:30 at 1400 Duke Street. The Freedom House\, 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\nLoca
 tion: Shiloh Baptist Church\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black His
 tory\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\n\nWeb resources:\n
 \nAlexandria Community Remembrance Project\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/
 cultural-history/alexandria-community-remembrance-project\n
DTEND:20260829T000001Z
DTSTAMP:20260728T181727Z
DTSTART:20260828T230000Z
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LOCATION:Shiloh Baptist Church
SEQUENCE:9
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:ACRP Benjamin Thomas Remembrance Event
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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URL:https://www.alexandriava.gov/cultural-history/alexandria-community-rem
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on Aug 18\, 2026\, 9 days before the
  event.<br />To verify info please see <a href="https://apps.alexandriava
 .gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=63321">https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Cal
 endarTest/Detail.aspx?si=63321</a><br />\n<br />An Evening in Remembrance
  of Benjamin Thomas\n<br />A Conversation with NAACP?s Myesha Braden\n<br
  />Music by Charles E. Miller\n<br />Friday\, August 28\n<br />Shiloh Bap
 tist Church\, 1401 Jaimeson Avenue\n<br />Doors open 6:30 p.m.\n<br />Pro
 gram 7-8 p.m.\n<br /> \n<br />Who?s history? Our history. Who?s rights? O
 ur rights. When factual history is buried\, people are polarized\, hate g
 roups menace commuters on the metro\, all aspects of life become uncertai
 n\, even constitutional rights. The Alexandria Community Remembrance Proj
 ect invites the public to Shiloh Baptist Church for an Evening in Remembr
 ance of Benjamin Thomas featuring a conversation with NAACP?s Myesha Brad
 en. An attorney with the NAACP\, Braden\, is involved in fighting state a
 nd national attacks on voting rights. \n<br /> \n<br />The hour long even
 t is being held on the same day in 1899 that more than 600 people gathere
 d at the historic Shiloh Baptist Church on Duke Street to memorialize Tho
 mas and protest his and all lynchings. The program will also feature musi
 c by Charles E. Miller and Mayor Gaskins will give remarks. The annual ev
 ent that is free and open to the public.  \n<br /> \n<br />That same nigh
 t\, tours of the historic sanctuary where the Mass Meeting &amp\; Memoria
 l for Thomas was held in 1899 will be available from 5:30-6:30 at 1400 Du
 ke Street. The Freedom House\, a museum that shares the story of Alexandr
 ia?s role in the domestic slave trade at 1315 Duke Street\, will also be 
 open for tours until 6:30 p.m.\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />Location: Shiloh Ba
 ptist Church\n<br />Audience: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: Black Histor
 y\, Museums\, Old &amp\; Historic Alexandria\, Old Town<br>\n<a href="htt
 ps://www.alexandriava.gov/cultural-history/alexandria-community-remembran
 ce-project">Alexandria Community Remembrance Project</a><br>\n
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CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:Imported on Aug 18\, 2026\, 21 days before the event.\nTo veri
 fy info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx
 ?si=63480\n\nA meeting of the Alexandria Community Remembrance Project (A
 CRP) Steering Committee. \n\nLocation: Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe S
 t.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black History\, Museums\, Old & Hi
 storic Alexandria\, Old Town\n\nWeb resources:\n\nMeeting Agenda\nhttps:/
 /www.alexandriava.gov/sites/default/files/2026-08/ACRPSteeringAgenda20260
 909.pdf\n
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DTSTART:20260909T213000Z
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LOCATION:Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.
SEQUENCE:5
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:ACRP Steering Committee Meeting
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 genda20260909.pdf
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on Aug 18\, 2026\, 21 days before th
 e event.<br />To verify info please see <a href="https://apps.alexandriav
 a.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=63480">https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Ca
 lendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=63480</a><br />\n<br />A meeting of the Alexand
 ria Community Remembrance Project (ACRP) Steering Committee. \n<br />\n<b
 r />Location: Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.\n<br />Audience: Anyon
 e may attend\n<br />Tags: Black History\, Museums\, Old &amp\; Historic A
 lexandria\, Old Town<br>\n<a href="https://www.alexandriava.gov/sites/def
 ault/files/2026-08/ACRPSteeringAgenda20260909.pdf">Meeting Agenda</a><br>
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DESCRIPTION:ACRP Steering Committee Meeting: Please visit website to confi
 rm time\, location\, etc.
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CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Historic Preservation
CATEGORIES:Library
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
CATEGORIES:Parker Gray
DESCRIPTION:Imported on Aug 18\, 2026\, 31 days before the event.\nTo veri
 fy info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx
 ?si=63369\n\nJoin us on Saturday\, September 19\, 2026 for the fourth ann
 ual Alexandria Library Black Family Reunion. The event aims to bring neig
 hborhoods together and help fill gaps in the documented history of Alexan
 dria's African American community.\n\nCurrent and former residents are en
 couraged to bring yearbooks\, photographs\, old event flyers\, or program
 s that can be digitized. Better still\, attendees can simply sit down and
  be videotaped sharing a brief oral history. \n\nDonate early and receive
  a free t-shirt! More information is available at alexlibraryva.org/black
 -family-reunion.\n \nLike any reunion\, of course it will be a party! Att
 endees will enjoy a variety of food trucks\, music and dancing\, games fo
 r kids and adults\, and Black Family Reunion t-shirts. This community eve
 nt is free and open to all. \n\nLocation: Alexandria Library Special Coll
 ections\nTags: Black History\, Historic Preservation\, Library\, Old & Hi
 storic Alexandria\, Old Town\, Parker Gray\n\nWeb resources:\n\nAlexandri
 a Library Black Family Reunion\nhttps://alexlibraryva.org/black-family-re
 union\n
DTEND:20260919T190000Z
DTSTAMP:20260807T170243Z
DTSTART:20260919T150000Z
LOCATION:Alexandria Library Special Collections
SEQUENCE:4
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Alexandria Library Black Family Reunion
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on Aug 18\, 2026\, 31 days before th
 e event.<br />To verify info please see <a href="https://apps.alexandriav
 a.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=63369">https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Ca
 lendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=63369</a><br />\n<br />Join us on Saturday\, Se
 ptember 19\, 2026 for the fourth annual Alexandria Library Black Family R
 eunion. The event aims to bring neighborhoods together and help fill gaps
  in the documented history of Alexandria?s African American community.\n<
 br />\n<br />Current and former residents are encouraged to bring yearboo
 ks\, photographs\, old event flyers\, or programs that can be digitized. 
 Better still\, attendees can simply sit down and be videotaped sharing a 
 brief oral history. \n<br />\n<br />Donate early and receive a free t-shi
 rt! More information is available at alexlibraryva.org/black-family-reuni
 on.\n<br /> \n<br />Like any reunion\, of course it will be a party! Atte
 ndees will enjoy a variety of food trucks\, music and dancing\, games for
  kids and adults\, and Black Family Reunion t-shirts. This community even
 t is free and open to all. \n<br />\n<br />Location: Alexandria Library S
 pecial Collections\n<br />Tags: Black History\, Historic Preservation\, L
 ibrary\, Old &amp\; Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\, Parker Gray<br>\n<a 
 href="https://alexlibraryva.org/black-family-reunion">Alexandria Library 
 Black Family Reunion</a><br>\n
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CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:Imported on Aug 18\, 2026\, 37 days before the event.\nTo veri
 fy info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx
 ?si=63322\n\nGrown-Up Field Trip: Black History in Archives \n\nEngage wi
 th archival documents while learning about Black life in Alexandria durin
 g the early 20th century. Through letters and other primary sources\, dis
 cover how archives are used to preserve community stories. This event tak
 es place at the Alexandria Archives and Records Center\, and includes a b
 ehind-the-scenes tour of the facility. The center is fully accessible and
  has parking nearby.\n\nThis is part of Historic Alexandria's popular gro
 wn-up field trip series\, where adults come together to explore historic 
 records\, dive into conversations\, and hear touching stories as you lear
 n more about Alexandria's History.\n\nLocation: Archives and Records Cent
 er\, 801 S. Payne Street\nFees: $15/$12 for Grown-up Field Trip Members\n
 Tags: Black History\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\n\nW
 eb resources:\n\nPurchase Tickets Online \nhttps://shop.alexandriava.gov/
 Events.aspx\n
DTEND:20260926T000001Z
DTSTAMP:20260725T012352Z
DTSTART:20260925T223000Z
LOCATION:Archives and Records Center\, 801 S. Payne Street
SEQUENCE:4
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Grown-Up Field Trip: Black History in Archives
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on Aug 18\, 2026\, 37 days before th
 e event.<br />To verify info please see <a href="https://apps.alexandriav
 a.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=63322">https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Ca
 lendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=63322</a><br />\n<br />Grown-Up Field Trip: Bla
 ck History in Archives \n<br />\n<br />Engage with archival documents whi
 le learning about Black life in Alexandria during the early 20th century.
  Through letters and other primary sources\, discover how archives are us
 ed to preserve community stories. This event takes place at the Alexandri
 a Archives and Records Center\, and includes a behind-the-scenes tour of 
 the facility. The center is fully accessible and has parking nearby.\n<br
  />\n<br />This is part of Historic Alexandria&#39\;s popular grown-up fi
 eld trip series\, where adults come together to explore historic records\
 , dive into conversations\, and hear touching stories as you learn more a
 bout Alexandria&#39\;s History.\n<br />\n<br />Location: Archives and Rec
 ords Center\, 801 S. Payne Street\n<br />Fees: $15/$12 for Grown-up Field
  Trip Members\n<br />Tags: Black History\, Museums\, Old &amp\; Historic 
 Alexandria\, Old Town<br>\n<a href="https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.
 aspx">Purchase Tickets Online </a><br>\n
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