Exhibit Opening: “The Journey to be Free: Self-Emancipation and Alexandria’s Contraband Heritage”
Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Alexandria’s Black History Museum’s newest exhibition, The Journey to be Free: Self-Emancipation and Alexandria’s Contraband Heritage, highlights the history of Alexandria’s contraband population (those who escaped slavery) during the Civil War. This 2014 exhibit returns in honor of the 5th anniversary of Alexandria’s Contrabands & Freedmen Cemetery Memorial dedication.
The exhibition runs through the end of December 2019.
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