Joseph McCoy Remembrance

April 27, 2024

Joseph McCoy Remembrance

The Memorial’s tower lit in purple this weekend as Alexandria joins in the remembrance of Joseph McCoy, a black teenage resident who was killed by a lynch mob at the corner of Lee and Cameron Streets in 1897.

Learn more by exploring the Joseph McCoy Remembrance Walk created by the Alexandria Community Remembrance Project.





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