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CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:Imported on Apr 8\, 2026\, 4 days before the event.\nTo verify
  info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?s
 i=62544\n\nRemember the Pearl weekend at Freedom House Museum \n\nThe Edm
 onson sisters Mary and Emily were trafficked through Alexandria in the do
 mestic slave trade after attempting to escape on the Pearl. One of the la
 rgest escape attempts in U.S. history\, Freedom House Museum is hosting t
 he following special activities as part of a regional commemoration in ho
 nor of the attempt of 77 enslaved people\, including the Edmonson sisters
 \, to seek freedom from the wharves of southwest D.C. \n \nOn April 11 an
 d 12\, visitors can join docent-led discussions during regular museum hou
 rs about the history of the Pearl and its impact on society. Visitors who
  mention "Remember the Pearl" will receive free admission.  \n\nAs part o
 f the weekend's reflection and dialogue\, the public is warmly invited to
  gather for a special conversation on Saturday morning from 10 - 11 a.m. 
 - A Conversation - The Framework for Social Resistance. The Edmonson Sist
 ers' story provides a historic example\, while Mr. Earl Yates\, part of t
 he Social Justice Ministry of Shiloh Baptist Church in Washington\, D.C.\
 , provides contemporary examples of the framework. Attendees will have ti
 me to reflect and apply the Framework to their own lives.  Mr. Earl Yates
  has been a long-time member of the Social?Justice? Committee at Shiloh B
 aptist Church of Washington\, D.C. He spent his career working with devel
 oping nations through the Peace Corp and USAID.? \n\nVisit Information:\n
 Freedom House Museum is located at 1315 Duke Street\, Alexandria\, VA. Mu
 seum hours are Thursdays & Fridays\, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.\; Saturdays\, 11 a.
 m. - 5 p.m.\; and Sundays\, 1 - 5 p.m. \nAdmission is $5 per adult and $3
  per child (ages 5-12). Admission is free for City of Alexandria resident
 s. Visitors who mention "Remember the Pearl" on April 11 and 12 will also
  receive free admission.\n\n\n\nLocation: Freedom House Museum\nFees: Adm
 ission is free for City of Alexandria residents. Visitors who mention "Re
 member the Pearl" on April 11 and 12 will also receive free admission.\nA
 udience: The same as NULL value.\nTags: Black History\, Museums\, Old & H
 istoric Alexandria\, Old Town
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on Apr 8\, 2026\, 4 days before the 
 event.<br />To verify info please see <a href="https://apps.alexandriava.
 gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=62544">https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Cale
 ndarTest/Detail.aspx?si=62544</a><br />\n<br />Remember the Pearl weekend
  at Freedom House Museum \n<br />\n<br />The Edmonson sisters Mary and Em
 ily were trafficked through Alexandria in the domestic slave trade after 
 attempting to escape on the Pearl. One of the largest escape attempts in 
 U.S. history\, Freedom House Museum is hosting the following special acti
 vities as part of a regional commemoration in honor of the attempt of 77 
 enslaved people\, including the Edmonson sisters\, to seek freedom from t
 he wharves of southwest D.C. \n<br /> \n<br />On April 11 and 12\, visito
 rs can join docent-led discussions during regular museum hours about the 
 history of the Pearl and its impact on society. Visitors who mention ?Rem
 ember the Pearl? will receive free admission.  \n<br />\n<br />As part of
  the weekend?s reflection and dialogue\, the public is warmly invited to 
 gather for a special conversation on Saturday morning from 10 ? 11 a.m. ?
  A Conversation - The Framework for Social Resistance. The Edmonson Siste
 rs? story provides a historic example\, while Mr. Earl Yates\, part of th
 e Social Justice Ministry of Shiloh Baptist Church in Washington\, D.C.\,
  provides contemporary examples of the framework. Attendees will have tim
 e to reflect and apply the Framework to their own lives.  Mr. Earl Yates 
 has been a long-time member of the Social?Justice? Committee at Shiloh Ba
 ptist Church of Washington\, D.C. He spent his career working with develo
 ping nations through the Peace Corp and USAID.? \n<br />\n<br />Visit Inf
 ormation:\n<br />Freedom House Museum is located at 1315 Duke Street\, Al
 exandria\, VA. Museum hours are Thursdays &amp\; Fridays\, 11 a.m. ? 4 p.
 m.\; Saturdays\, 11 a.m. ? 5 p.m.\; and Sundays\, 1 ? 5 p.m. \n<br />Admi
 ssion is $5 per adult and $3 per child (ages 5?12). Admission is free for
  City of Alexandria residents. Visitors who mention ?Remember the Pearl? 
 on April 11 and 12 will also receive free admission.\n<br />\n<br />\n<br
  />\n<br />Location: Freedom House Museum\n<br />Fees: Admission is free 
 for City of Alexandria residents. Visitors who mention ?Remember the Pear
 l? on April 11 and 12 will also receive free admission.\n<br />Audience: 
 The same as NULL value.\n<br />Tags: Black History\, Museums\, Old &amp\;
  Historic Alexandria\, Old Town
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