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SUMMARY:Telling Our Story
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DESCRIPTION:Library Director Rose Dawson interviews Matt Spangler\, creato
 r of the Out of Obscurity documentary about the 1939 Alexandria Library Si
 t-In..\nhttps://alexandria.libnet.info/event/5460095
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The 1999 documentary\, Out of Obscurity\, 
 details the little-known history of the 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-In.&nb
 sp\; In 1939\, five young men lead by Samuel Tucker staged what is believe
 d to be the nation's first sit-in at the Alexandria Library to protest the
  "separate but equal" treatment of African Americans. Join us for a live i
 nterview with the documentary's creator\, Matt Spangler. We will start the
  night with an excerpt from Out of Obscurity. Want to watch the whole docu
 mentary?&nbsp\;<a href="https://alxndria.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/home/s
 earch/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:227786/ada?qu=O
 ut+of+Obscurity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Check out your copy of Out
  of Obscurity</a> from your local library branch\, and bring your question
 s for Matt Spangler\, and for Library Director Rose Dawson.</p>\n<p>Intere
 sted in learning more? Check out the&nbsp\;<a href="https://youtu.be/LHiRb
 xgVyN4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Descendants Panel</a> on the librar
 y's YouTube page\, recorded in 2019 with the descendants of those involved
  in the sit-in for the 80th Anniversary. While you're on YouTube\, check o
 ut our <a href="https://youtu.be/r3DfpHHyfMM" target="_blank" rel="noopene
 r">interview with&nbsp\;Barbara Jean Ferguson</a>\, and our&nbsp\;<a href=
 "https://youtu.be/_6Mlyd5nmxc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tribute to G
 ladys Davis</a>. Keep checking back as we roll out new interviews with tho
 se involved in the history of Alexandria Library\, including an upcoming i
 nterview with Karen Burgess as she details her experience as an African Am
 erican working in the library. Want to see history in person? Be sure to s
 top by Barrett Library\, site of the 1939 Sit-In during the month of Augus
 t. Exhibit Panels will be on display in the branch detailing the history f
 eatured in Out of Obscurity.</p>\n<p>And if you have kids\, don't forget t
 o attend <a href="https://alexlibraryva.org/event/5212667" target="_blank"
  rel="noopener">Storytime with Young Historians on August 14th</a> where&n
 bsp\;we will explore the history of Alexandria&rsquo\;s local African Amer
 ican community through books\, stories\, and songs.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Did you
  miss storytime? The Office of Historic Alexandria has a great <a href="ht
 tps://youtu.be/2587RFVAeLg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video for kids 
 that includes the Alexandria Sit-In</a>!</p>\nhttps://alexandria.libnet.in
 fo/event/5460095
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