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Opening Event: Determined Exhibit

The 400 Year Struggle for Black Equality Traveling Exhibit

2025-09-24 18:30:00 2025-09-24 19:30:00 America/New_York Opening Event: Determined Exhibit Learn about 400 years of Black history in Virginia through stories of struggle, strength, and community at Barrett Branch Library. Local History/Special Collections - Second Floor

Wednesday, September 24
6:30pm - 7:30pm

Learn about 400 years of Black history in Virginia through stories of struggle, strength, and community at Barrett Branch Library.

Join us for the opening of The Determined traveling exhibit, which traces four centuries of Black history in Virginia through the stories of extraordinary individuals who fought for equality and, in doing so, helped define our shared American ideals.
As a complement, the Local History/Special Collections Branch will present a PowerPoint highlighting Alexandria’s own stories of extraordinary individuals whose lives and legacies shaped the city's journey toward equality.

AGE GROUP: | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | Special Event | Local History | Family |

TAGS: | Local History | black history |

Local History/Special Collections

pwalker@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1706
Fax: 703.746.1708
Branch manager
Patricia Walker

Hours
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Mon, Sep 28 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Sep 29 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Sep 30 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Oct 01 Closed
Fri, Oct 02 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Oct 03 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Oct 04 Closed

About the branch

Appointments encouraged but not required.

Parking: No library parking lot.  Street parking is available.  A paid parking lot is available on the 100 block of North Alfred Street.

Public Transit:

  • Metrorail: Yellow and Blue lines at Braddock Road (1 mile) and King Street Stations (1.1 miles). 
  • Metrobus: A11, A12, F19
  • DASH Bus: 30, 31, Old Town Circulator
  • King Street Trolley:  King & Columbus

For reasonable disability accommodation, contact jgregorio@alexlibraryva.org or call 703.746.1701 or TTY 703.746.1790.

Upcoming Events

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Wed, Oct 14, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Sprouse Rare Book Room
October is LGBTQ+ History Month. Local historian Amy Bertsch explores the life of Hannah Nokes, an African American transgender woman, in Queer Virginia: New Stories in the Old Dominion.

Rescheduled
Mon, Oct 19, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
New date Monday, October 26, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Regular meeting of the Alexandria Library Board.