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CATEGORIES:ALL Alexandria
CATEGORIES:ALX275
CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Black History Museum
CATEGORIES:City Council
CATEGORIES:Museums
DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 arTest/Detail.aspx?si=57703\n\nThe Alexandria Community Remembrance Proje
 ct is holding its annual event in memory of Benjamin Thomas\, a Black Ale
 xandria teen lynched 125 years ago.\n\nTo acknowledge this aspect of our 
 history as we work toward creating a more inclusive community\, the Alexa
 ndria Community Remembrance Project has invited Rachel Laser to speak abo
 ut attempts to stifle the teaching of our shared history\, book bans and 
 disinformation that stokes fear about race in our public schools. She wil
 l be presenting "Why the 'Parental Rights' Movement Is Anti-Civil Rights.
 "\n\nPlease join us for an hour-long program of music\, memory and learni
 ng.\n\nEvent will be at Shiloh Baptist Worship Center at 1401 Jamieson Av
 enue (across the street from the historic Shiloh church building). Doors 
 open at 6:15 p.m. and program begins at 6:30 p.m.\n\nThis is a secular pr
 ogram being held in a worship center due to its historical connection and
  importance to the story of Benjamin Thomas\, who was lynched in Alexandr
 ia on August 8\, 1899.\n\nLocation:  No Location Specified\nAudience: Any
 one may attend\nTags: ALL Alexandria\, ALX275\, Black History\, Black His
 tory Museum\, City Council\, Museums
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SUMMARY:Benjamin Thomas Remembrance Program
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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=57703">https://apps.alexa
 ndriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=57703</a><br />\n<br />The Alexan
 dria Community Remembrance Project is holding its annual event in memory 
 of Benjamin Thomas\, a Black Alexandria teen lynched 125 years ago.\n<br 
 />\n<br />To acknowledge this aspect of our history as we work toward cre
 ating a more inclusive community\, the Alexandria Community Remembrance P
 roject has invited Rachel Laser to speak about attempts to stifle the tea
 ching of our shared history\, book bans and disinformation that stokes fe
 ar about race in our public schools. She will be presenting ?Why the ?Par
 ental Rights? Movement Is Anti-Civil Rights.?\n<br />\n<br />Please join 
 us for an hour-long program of music\, memory and learning.\n<br />\n<br 
 />Event will be at Shiloh Baptist Worship Center at 1401 Jamieson Avenue 
 (across the street from the historic Shiloh church building). Doors open 
 at 6:15 p.m. and program begins at 6:30 p.m.\n<br />\n<br />This is a sec
 ular program being held in a worship center due to its historical connect
 ion and importance to the story of Benjamin Thomas\, who was lynched in A
 lexandria on August 8\, 1899.\n<br />\n<br />Location:  No Location Speci
 fied\n<br />Audience: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: ALL Alexandria\, ALX
 275\, Black History\, Black History Museum\, City Council\, Museums
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