freedmens cemetery

In honor of the Freedmen’s Memorial Dedication happening this week in Alexandria, Virginia, for this Flashback Friday posting, we look at the Freedmen’s Barracks in Alexandria.

The City of Alexandria will dedicate the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial on Saturday, September 6, at 10 a.m. The memorial honors the memory of hundreds of African Americans who died in the city during the American Civil War, many of whom were refugees who had escaped bondage. The dedication caps a series of events featuring the Alexandria’s Civil War and African American history.

Noted historian and genealogist Char McCargo Bah will give a special Black History Month…