Community Cocktails + Manumission Walking Tour

277 S. Washington St.,Alexandria VA 22314

28 October, 2021

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Join us for drinks, bites, and a walk with John Chapman of Manumission Tour Company! Members and their 2 guests are invited to join us at ALX Community Atrium for drinks and bites from 5-6pm. John Taylor Chapman will then take us on a guided Black History Walking Tour through the streets of Old Town from 6-7pm. You won't want to miss it! More about John: As a proud father, loving husband and a fourth generation Alexandrian, John cares deeply about the future of Alexandria. Growing up in the North Old Town and Quaker Hill public housing communities, John developed a passion for serving those that are underrepresented and underserved. Serving as the youngest President of the Alexandria Branch of the NAACP, John became an advocate for affordable housing and public safety. As a career educator, John has remained devoted to improving the opportunity and quality of life in the city. One of John’s top priorities has been to ensure our students have the resources and materials needed to succeed. Having served on the Alexandria Public School Board’s Budget Advisory Committee, John has worked tirelessly to ensure all students have equal access to resources. More About Manumission Tour Company: Manumission Tour Company travels the streets of historic Old Town Alexandria and tells the little-known stories of Africans and African-Americans, both enslaved and freemen, at a time when Alexandria, Virginia was one of early American's main centers for the international and domestic slave trade. They curate guided cultural heritage tours designed to highlight Alexandria’s extensive African American History and offer guided walking tours every weekend from February thru December. We’re a community where members are able to work, meet, collaborate, learn, and give back to the metro area we all love and call home. Located next to the waterfront and just steps away from historic King Street in the heart of Old Town Alexandria, a beautiful dog-friendly co-working space, plenty of meeting rooms, a patio on the Waterfront Promenade, and Alexandria’s first dedicated Conference Center.   More than a workplace!