Press Release: May 1, 2014
For Immediate Release
Contact: Audrey Davis,
703.746.4356
The Alexandria Black History
Museum, in cooperation with the Living Legends of Alexandria/Family Legends
Project, will present Civil Rights
Saturday on May 24, 2014, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. This educational and fun
event is free and open to the public.
This event will feature a book
signing for Fire on the Bayou: True Tales
from The Civil Rights Battlefront, written by Howard Feinstein. This new
book chronicles Mr. Feinstein’s experiences as a federal hate crimes prosecutor
in the deep South. Guests are invited to hear a reading from the author, and he
will be available to sign copies of the book.
Fire on the Bayou: True Tales from
The Civil Rights Battlefront has been nominated for a 2014 Dayton Literary Peace Prize.
Afterwards,
join acting Director Audrey
Davis for an overview the featured exhibition, “Sit Down and Take a Stand:
Samuel Wilbert Tucker and 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-in.” The 75th
anniversary of this historic event occurs in 2014, and was one of the earliest
civil rights actions in the United States.
To conclude the program,
families may join artist Sushmita Mazumdar for storytelling / book making
activity. Share a story of a personal civil rights experience. Participants
will make a book they can take home which can become a family keepsake. This activity is suitable for adults and
children 10 years and over.
Space is limited, and
reservations are recommended. Participation will be limited to the first 20
people who reserve. For information and reservations, please call 703-746-4356.
The Alexandria Black History
Museum is located at 902 Wythe Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, in the
Parker-Gray Historic District. The
Museum is five blocks from the Braddock Road Metro Station on the Yellow or
Blue lines. Street parking is available. For more information, please visit www.alexblackhistory.org .
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