The Library of Alexandria was completely destroyed nearly 2,000 years ago leaving no physical trace behind – but its formative scholarship and cultural resonance endure.

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Alexandria, steeped in history, seeks to recover its Black community’s past. The Virginia town’s first Black Family Reunion sought photos and artifacts to expand the library’s collections ...

A powerful new exhibit honors one of the first civil rights sit-in protests in America. In 1939, when the Alexandria Library was only open to white people, Samuel Tucker and five other young Black ...

The Robinson Library building is home to the Alexandria Black History Museum. Mitchell-Powell, a Connecticut native who now lives in Alexandria with her husband, is a credentialed librarian and a ...

Five men were arrested at the Alexandria Library on Queen Street on Aug. 21, 1939, because they defied the exclusion of black people. (Courtesy Alexandria Black History Museum) ...

The Alexandria Library is hosting a black family reunion in hopes of collecting documents and photos to fill gaps in documented history of the city's Black families. To stream WUSA9 on your phone ...

Four generations of the William “Buddy” Evans family gather at the Barrett Branch Library on Aug. 19 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-In.

The Alexandria Library Board quickly approved the construction of the Robert H. Robinson Library, appropriated funding for books, and hired a Black librarian.

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Alexandria Library executive director Rose Dawson sat down with 7News at noon on Wednesday to explain more of Tucker's history. Watch the full conversation in the media player above.

A powerful new exhibit honors one of the first civil rights sit-in protests in America. In 1939, when the Alexandria Library was only open to white people, Samuel Tucker and five other young Black ...