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"Determined"

The 400 Year Struggle for Black Equality Traveling Exhibit

2025-10-23 00:00:00 2025-10-23 23:59:00 America/New_York "Determined" Learn about 400 years of Black history in Virginia. Local History/Special Collections -

Thursday, October 23
All day

Add to Calendar 2025-10-23 00:00:00 2025-10-23 23:59:00 America/New_York "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

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, Dec 01 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Dec 02 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Dec 03 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Dec 04 Closed
Fri, Dec 05 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Dec 06 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Dec 07 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, Dec 10, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Sprouse Rare Book Room
A quarterly book club honoring the nation's 250th anniversary. Join us to explore U.S. history through books that highlight freedom, democracy, and identity.

Mon, Dec 15, All day
Learn about the Virginia Folklife Program of Virginia Humanities, and how it documents culture in the state, through the portrait photography of Pat Jarrett.

Tue, Dec 16, All day
Learn about the Virginia Folklife Program of Virginia Humanities, and how it documents culture in the state, through the portrait photography of Pat Jarrett.

Wed, Dec 17, All day
Learn about the Virginia Folklife Program of Virginia Humanities, and how it documents culture in the state, through the portrait photography of Pat Jarrett.

Fri, Dec 19, All day
Learn about the Virginia Folklife Program of Virginia Humanities, and how it documents culture in the state, through the portrait photography of Pat Jarrett.

Sat, Dec 20, All day
Learn about the Virginia Folklife Program of Virginia Humanities, and how it documents culture in the state, through the portrait photography of Pat Jarrett.

Mon, Dec 22, All day
Learn about the Virginia Folklife Program of Virginia Humanities, and how it documents culture in the state, through the portrait photography of Pat Jarrett.

Tue, Dec 23, All day
Learn about the Virginia Folklife Program of Virginia Humanities, and how it documents culture in the state, through the portrait photography of Pat Jarrett.

Fri, Dec 26, All day
Learn about the Virginia Folklife Program of Virginia Humanities, and how it documents culture in the state, through the portrait photography of Pat Jarrett.

Sat, Dec 27, All day
Learn about the Virginia Folklife Program of Virginia Humanities, and how it documents culture in the state, through the portrait photography of Pat Jarrett.