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- Happy 2021 New Year
- Summary of Three Alexandria Gazette Articles in December 2020
- “Getting Ready to Cast My Vote – Cassie Reddick Whitmore”
- They Served Their Country – Davis and Shanklin Families
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- Alexandria’s African American Local History
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RECONSTRUCTION ERA
In 2015, we celebrated the 150th year anniversary of the end of the Civil War. Now, we are in the 150th year anniversary dates of the “Reconstruction Era”. The Reconstruction Era refers to the period in the United States history … Continue reading
Winner of the 2013 “Ben Brenman Archaeology Award”
I am glad to share with you that I have been selected as one of the recipients of the 2013 Alexandria, Virginia “Ben Brenman Archaeology Awards”. This award is for my work on the Alexandria Freedmen Cemetery. I will be … Continue reading
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Searching for Descendants of the Alexandria Freedmen Cemetery
Over 1700 African Americans are buried at the “Alexandria Freedmen Cemetery” located at Church and Washington Street in Alexandria, VA. These African Americans were contraband of the Civil War. They fought, walked, and ran from their slave owners to areas … Continue reading
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Our First Book Signing
The authors of “African Americans of Alexandria, Virginia: Beacons of Light in the Twentieth Century” are having their first book signing on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at Community Open House event at the Alexandria Black History Museum located 902 Wythe … Continue reading
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