"Determined"
The 400 Year Struggle for Black Equality Traveling Exhibit
Friday, October 17
All day
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2025-10-17 00:00:00
2025-10-17 23:59:00
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"Determined"
Learn about 400 years of Black history in Virginia.
Local History/Special Collections -
Learn about 400 years of Black history in Virginia.
Visit us to explore the traveling exhibit, "Determined," on loan from the Virginia Museum of History and Culture, from September 25 through October 25. The exhibit 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.
The panels will be on display throughout the Barrett Branch Library and can be visited whenever the Library is open.
A complementary slideshow examining the stories of Alexandria's own extraordinary residents who helped shape the City's journey toward equality will be shown alongside the exhibit. This supplemental exhibit was produced by the Library's Local History/Special Collections Branch.
"Determined" is on loan courtesy of the Virginia Museum of History and Culture.
AGE GROUP: | All Ages |
EVENT TYPE: | Special Event | Local History | Family |
TAGS: | Virginia | va250 | museum | Local History | History | exhibit | education | black history | Alex250 |
Local History/Special Collections
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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.