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CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Lecture
CATEGORIES:Lyceum
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DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 arTest/Detail.aspx?si=57363\n\nIn "The Brutal Truth Revealed: The 1837 Ca
 se of Dorcas Allen\," Dr. Alison Mann will discuss a traumatic event that
  occurred at 1315 Duke Street in 1837 and its legal implications and afte
 rmath that was the basis of her 2010 doctoral dissertation. In August 183
 7\, a Georgetown resident sold Dorcas Allen and her four children to Jame
 s H. Birch\, a District of Columbia slave trader. He transported them to 
 the Duke Street pen\, and that evening Allen killed her two youngest chil
 dren and was restrained from harming the others. In October\, she appeare
 d before the District Court in Alexandria and pleaded not guilty by reaso
 n of insanity. Her case drew the attention of prominent white men\, such 
 as then-Congressman John Quincy Adams and District Attorney Francis Scott
  Key\, but remains a story largely unknown. This is story of African Amer
 ican agency in the most desperate of circumstances?when an enslaved mothe
 r feels death is better for her children than life in bondage. Dr. Alison
  Mann serves as the Historian at the National Museum of American Diplomac
 y\, U.S. Department of State as a subject matter expert in the field of d
 iplomatic history\, 19th century American history\, public history\, and 
 education. Proceeds from this event support Freedom House Museum.\n\nPlea
 se note: you do not need to print your ticket(s). Your name will be on a 
 check-in list when you arrive at the Alexandria History Museum at The Lyc
 eum.\n\nLocation: Lyceum\nFees: $15 General Tickets\; $12 Historic Alexan
 dria Members and Volunteers\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black His
 tory\, Lecture\, Lyceum\, Museums\n\nWeb resources:\n\nTickets here\nhttp
 s://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx\n
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Lecture: The 1837 Case of Dorcas Allen
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap
 ps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=57363">https://apps.alexa
 ndriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=57363</a><br />\n<br />In ?The Br
 utal Truth Revealed: The 1837 Case of Dorcas Allen\,? Dr. Alison Mann wil
 l discuss a traumatic event that occurred at 1315 Duke Street in 1837 and
  its legal implications and aftermath that was the basis of her 2010 doct
 oral dissertation. In August 1837\, a Georgetown resident sold Dorcas All
 en and her four children to James H. Birch\, a District of Columbia slave
  trader. He transported them to the Duke Street pen\, and that evening Al
 len killed her two youngest children and was restrained from harming the 
 others. In October\, she appeared before the District Court in Alexandria
  and pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Her case drew the attentio
 n of prominent white men\, such as then-Congressman John Quincy Adams and
  District Attorney Francis Scott Key\, but remains a story largely unknow
 n. This is story of African American agency in the most desperate of circ
 umstances?when an enslaved mother feels death is better for her children 
 than life in bondage. Dr. Alison Mann serves as the Historian at the Nati
 onal Museum of American Diplomacy\, U.S. Department of State as a subject
  matter expert in the field of diplomatic history\, 19th century American
  history\, public history\, and education. Proceeds from this event suppo
 rt Freedom House Museum.\n<br />\n<br />Please note: you do not need to p
 rint your ticket(s). Your name will be on a check-in list when you arrive
  at the Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum.\n<br />\n<br />Location:
  Lyceum\n<br />Fees: $15 General Tickets\; $12 Historic Alexandria Member
 s and Volunteers\n<br />Audience: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: Black Hi
 story\, Lecture\, Lyceum\, Museums<br>\n<a href="https://shop.alexandriav
 a.gov/Events.aspx">Tickets here</a><br>\n
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