August 10, 2023
Audrey Davis of the Alexandria Community Remembrance Project, left, joins homeowner Walter Steimel in unveiling a temporary plaque Aug. 8 at 401 N. St. Asaph Street. A permanent plaque will commemorate the site of the former city jail where a mob dragged 16-year-old Benjamin Thomas out of his cell to be lynched a few blocks away.
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‘Steeped in Racial Oppression’ in Alexandria
Ceremony unveils marker in honor of lynching victim Benjamin Thomas.
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