So far, the library has collected over 700 photos from residents' donations. "My great grandfather had fought in the Civil War so I did have an original charcoal drawing of him,” Alexandria ...

and the familiar face in the photo was her grandfather, William “Buddy” Evans, one of five African American men who walked through the doors of the “whites only” Alexandria Library in what ...

About six months ago, Alexandria Library Director Rose Dawson decided to begin filling those gaps. The library’s special collections division is a trove of arcana on the history of Alexandria ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Inside the walls of this Alexandria Library, there is no shortage of stories. But for one woman who was born and raised here, they're more than just stories. "Because I know ...

In 1939, when the Alexandria Library was only open to white people, Samuel Tucker and five other young Black men organized a sit-in at the library. As they expected, staff called police and had ...

On Aug. 21, 1939, the Howard University graduate helped organize a sit-in at the Alexandria Library on Queen Street. Despite passing the Virginia Bar exam without formal education, he couldn't get ...