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1939 anti-segregation protest in Virginia, United States
The Alexandria Library sit-in was one of the first staged sit-in actions in the United States, pioneering the use of nonviolent direct action to demand
Alexandria_Library_sit-in
American lawyer and civil rights activist (1913–1990)
career began as he organized a 1939 sit-in at the then-segregated Alexandria, Virginia public library. A partner in the Richmond, Virginia, firm of Hill
Samuel_Wilbert_Tucker
Public library system of Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria Library is the public library in Alexandria, Virginia in the United States. John Wise, a local Alexandria businessman and hotel keeper, hosted
Alexandria_Library_(Virginia)
Independent city in Virginia, US
Alexandria Library Sit-in". Alexandria Library. City of Alexandria. Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2010. "Alexandria Historic
Alexandria,_Virginia
Form of direct action
attorney Samuel Wilbert Tucker organized the Alexandria Library sit-in at the then racially segregated library. Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)
Sit-in
Laws enforcing racial segregation in the U.S.
of his racial lineage and took a seat in the whites-only car. He was directed to leave that car and sit instead in the "coloreds only" car. Plessy refused
Jim_Crow_laws
Alexandria in American History
"1939 Alexandria Library Sit-in". City of Alexandria. Retrieved 2010-09-04. Robinson Library: Alexandria Historic Timeline, Virginia: Visit Alexandria, archived
History of Alexandria, Virginia
History_of_Alexandria,_Virginia
Group of pseudoscientific theories and societal practices
of evolution and "survival of the fittest" to the social realm, especially in regard to issues involving social class, economics, and politics. Despite
Social_Darwinism
1960 nonviolent protests in the United States
(SNCC). In August 1939, African-American attorney Samuel Wilbert Tucker organized the Alexandria Library sit-in in Virginia (now the Alexandria Black History
Greensboro_sit-ins
held by George and Martha Washington. In 1939 sit-in at the new and "whites only" Alexandria, Virginia public library (Kate Waller Barret branch) organized
Robert_H._Robinson_Library
American 1960s civil rights campaign
The sit-in movement, sit-in campaign, or student sit-in movement, was a wave of sit-ins that followed the Greensboro sit-ins on February 1, 1960, led by
Sit-in_movement
American racial slur
the end of the 19th century to justify Lynching in the United States. The stereotype has been depicted in films to reflect negatively on black Americans
Black_Buck
1889 event in Jefferson County, Alabama
in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. On January 14, 1889, J. S. Kellam, a white woman, and her 9-year-old son were attacked by a black man in
Lynching_of_George_Meadows
separate coaches for white and colored passengers, equal in comfort. Penalty: Passengers refusing to sit where assigned were guilty of a misdemeanor, and could
List of Jim Crow law examples by state
List_of_Jim_Crow_law_examples_by_state
(1954-1968) Sit-in protests (1939-1964) Alexandria Library sit-in (1939) Royal Ice Cream sit-in (1957) Dockum Drug Store sit-in (1958) Katz Drug Store sit-in (1958)
List of protests in the United States
List_of_protests_in_the_United_States
1895 proposal by Booker T. Washington
Migration". The African American Migration Experience. The New York Public Library. 2005. Retrieved May 4, 2025. Gregory 2009. Aiello 2016, p. 511. Marable
Atlanta_Compromise
African-American mother and son lynched in Oklahoma, U.S. (1911)
Okemah, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. They had been seized from their cells in the Okemah county jail the night before by a group of up to 40 white men,
Lynching of Laura and L. D. Nelson
Lynching_of_Laura_and_L._D._Nelson
Post-Civil War voter suppression efforts in the United States
in 1930 by the Fourth Circuit in Bliley v. West, fourteen years before Smith v. Allwright. "The two platforms: About this item". www.loc.gov. Library
Disfranchisement after the Reconstruction era
Disfranchisement_after_the_Reconstruction_era
Ancient lighthouse in Egypt
The Pharos of Alexandria was a lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, during the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (280–247 BC). It
Lighthouse_of_Alexandria
Lynching of an African-American man in 1930
for example, have been carefully excised from the newspaper files in the public library." Texas farmers have found that it is cheaper to lynch a Negro than
Lynching_of_George_Hughes
civil rights protestors following the Alexandria Library sit-in despite the then-recent adoption of the Library Bill of Rights by the ALA, lack of support
Library_Bill_of_Rights
1883 incident in Virginia
grew rapidly in the late 19th century, attracting many single workers, and associated gambling, drinking, and prostitution establishments. In 1882 the biracial
Danville_Massacre
American politician and activist (born 1989)
about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Resources in your library Resources in other libraries Official website Campaign website Appearances on C-SPAN Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's
Alexandria_Ocasio-Cortez
Ancient Greek building in Pergamon, Anatolia
important libraries in the ancient world. The cultured Pergamene rulers built up the library to be second only to the Great Library at Alexandria. Flavia
Library_of_Pergamum
1960 nonviolent protests in Arlington, Virginia
protesters that started the sit-in at the Drug Fair on June 9, 1960. Civil rights movement portal Alexandria Library sit-in Sit-in movement Bestebreurtje 2024
Cherrydale_sit-ins
Alexandria, Virginia, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, located along the western bank of the Potomac River. The city of approximately
Neighborhoods of Alexandria, Virginia
Neighborhoods_of_Alexandria,_Virginia
Economy during US racial segregation era
to a specific set of economic conditions in the United States during the period when the Jim Crow laws were in effect to force racial segregation; however
Jim_Crow_economy
Town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
2010. The Ballantine's whisky distillery continues to operate in the estate. Alexandria sits on the former A82 main road between Glasgow and Loch Lomond
Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire
Alexandria,_West_Dunbartonshire
was lynched in Holton in Bibb County, Georgia by a mob of 300 white men on August 2, 1922. It was the 43rd of 61 lynchings during 1922 in the United States
Lynching_of_John_Glover
Rights Movement Archive "America's First Sit-Down Strike: The 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-In". City of Alexandria. Archived from the original on May 28,
History of civil rights in the United States
History_of_civil_rights_in_the_United_States
Jake "Shake" Davis was a 62-year-old African-American man who was lynched in Miller County, Georgia by a white mob on July 14, 1922. According to the United
Lynching_of_Jake_Davis
Lynching of two African-American men
Joe Jordan were two African-American men who were lynched on July 1, 1922, in Liberty County, Georgia, United States. They were seized by a mob of about
Lynching of James Harvey and Joe Jordan
Lynching_of_James_Harvey_and_Joe_Jordan
United States historic place
old Corsicana Interurban right of way. In 2026, residents, historians and preservationists worked with the Library of Congress's American Folklife Center
Tenth_Street_Freedman's_Town
Museum
Samuel Wilbert Tucker organized in 1939 a pacific sit-in at the new and "whites only" Alexandria, Virginia public library (Kate Waller Barret branch) that
Alexandria Black History Museum
Alexandria_Black_History_Museum
1905 mass lynching in Georga, US
The Watkinsville lynching was a mass lynching that occurred in Watkinsville, Georgia, United States on June 30, 1905. The lynching, which saw a large mob
Watkinsville_lynching
County in Virginia, United States
beginning in 1801, the area was known as Alexandria County. It was eventually retroceded back to Virginia in 1847 as a result of pressure from Alexandria, which
Arlington_County,_Virginia
Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444
Christian theologian and Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. Cyril wrote extensively and was a major player in the Christological controversies of
Cyril_of_Alexandria
Books, 1983, pp. 194–195. "America's First Sit-Down Strike: The 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-In". City of Alexandria. Retrieved August 20, 2009. "Divine's Followers
Timeline of African-American history
Timeline_of_African-American_history
African-American victim of assault
Jessie Lee Garner was an African American woman who, in the depths of Jim Crow segregation territory in Jackson, Mississippi, successfully sued the municipal
Jessie_Lee_Garner
Neighborhood of Virginia, US
(1711–1763), who donated the land to assist in the development of the area. Much of the land on which Alexandria now sits on was part of a land grant from Sir
Old_Town_Alexandria
Jewish philosopher (c. 20 BCE – c. 50 CE)
a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria, in the Roman province of Egypt. The only event in Philo's life that can be decisively dated is
Philo
Historic museum building in Virginia, US
activities. It hosted both the Alexandria Lyceum (which featured speakers including John Quincy Adams) and the Alexandria Library. During the American Civil
Lyceum_(Alexandria,_Virginia)
of temples, leading to the establishment of the Theological School in Alexandria.[citation needed] Egypt served as an educational and intellectual center
Education_in_Egypt
Masonic memorial in Alexandria, Virginia
Masonic National Memorial is a Masonic building and memorial located in Alexandria, Virginia, outside Washington, D.C. It is dedicated to the memory of
George Washington Masonic National Memorial
George_Washington_Masonic_National_Memorial
City in Louisiana, United States
Alexandria is a city in the central part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Lying on the south bank of the Red River of the South in almost the exact geographic
Alexandria,_Louisiana
Return of some land of the District of Columbia to Virginia
the Potomac River; and Alexandria County on the west side. The incorporation of the City of Alexandria was retained in Alexandria County, and the incorporation
District of Columbia retrocession
District_of_Columbia_retrocession
Neighborhood in Virginia, United States
Business in Fairfax County and Alexandria also ended their segregation policies in response. In 2018, Cherrydale residents commemorated the sit-in and its
Cherrydale,_Virginia
American youth movement advocating political action on climate change
New Deal. Together with Justice Democrats and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the group organized a sit-in in the office of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
Sunrise_Movement
1993 Junior Woodchucks comic book story by Don Rosa
they've ever read." In this story Scrooge McDuck, Huey, Dewey and Louie, and General Snozzie search for the Lost Library of Alexandria. This story was Don
Guardians_of_the_Lost_Library
Place in New South Wales, Australia
suburbs of Alexandria, Zetland, Waterloo and Beaconsfield meet. The precincts are linked by Ebsworth Street, Sydney's first new high street in a century
Green_Square,_New_South_Wales
American minister
Church on "Lincoln Sunday," the Sunday nearest Lincoln's birthday, and sit in the pew that had been rented by Lincoln. When President Dwight Eisenhower
George_MacPherson_Docherty
United States Army officer
officer to die in the American Civil War. He was killed while removing a Confederate flag from the roof of the Marshall House in Alexandria, Virginia. He
Elmer_E._Ellsworth
Abandoned canal in Alexandria, Virginia, United States
The Alexandria Canal was a canal in the United States that connected the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal at Georgetown in the District of Columbia to the Potomac
Alexandria_Canal_(Virginia)
Ornamental headband worn by monarchs and others as a badge of royalty
adopted it beginning with Gallienus. Gold diadem. Greek, probably made in Alexandria, Egypt, and belonging to a noblewoman of the Ptolemaic dynasty (220–100
Diadem
Egyptian egyptologist (1905–1994)
so he choose to sit the Archeology final which he passed with distinction. Labib was sent for higher studies to Berlin, Germany in 1930. He obtained
Pahor_Labib
Specific aspects of Benjamin Banneker's life and legacy
Columbia. The survey began at the square's south corner at Jones Point in Alexandria, Virginia (see Boundary markers of the original District of Columbia)
Mythology of Benjamin Banneker
Mythology_of_Benjamin_Banneker
English writer, broadcaster, classicist, and comedian (born 1974)
renamed Natalie Haynes Sits Down for the Classics. Notable episodes include Haynes' retelling of all 24 books of Homer's Odyssey in 28 minutes (series 8
Natalie_Haynes
killing Negan and deciding to keep him locked inside a prison cell in Alexandria, thus ending the war. When Rick and the communities decide to build
List of The Walking Dead (TV series) characters
List_of_The_Walking_Dead_(TV_series)_characters
Area of West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
largest of these communities is the town of Alexandria, which sits on the west bank of the Leven. Alexandria is connected to the village of Renton to the
Vale_of_Leven
language in the U.S. Constitution, it was 100 square miles (259 km2). The district encompassed three small cities: Alexandria, formerly in Virginia,
District of Columbia (until 1871)
District_of_Columbia_(until_1871)
Novissima (in Latin). pp. 166–167. Cum aliquis hinc atque hinc duobus maximis premitur malis, ut, in utruncunque inciderit, pereundum sit. Potter, David
List_of_Latin_phrases_(full)
List with all urban legends currently on Wikipedia
Scuba Diver in Tree". Snopes.com. 2 November 1997. Retrieved 9 November 2019. Weaver, Mike (30 April 2013). "Skeptoid Blog: Alexandria's Genesis". Retrieved
List_of_urban_legends
2025 US federal law
violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act." Democratic representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrote on X that "Everyone involved will have to answer for
Epstein Files Transparency Act
Epstein_Files_Transparency_Act
Public university in Tokyo, Japan
OFFICE (Beijing) EGYPT E-JUST OFFICE (Alexandria) Hideki Shirakawa, Tokyo Tech alumnus, chemist, 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner. Yoshinori Ohsumi,
Institute_of_Science_Tokyo
Shankar, Jaya; Wing, Kimberly (March 5, 2025). "CUAD launches sit-in at Barnard's Milstein Library, declares building the "Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya Liberated Zone""
Gaza war protests at Columbia University
Gaza_war_protests_at_Columbia_University
Public university in Blacksburg, Virginia, US
Innovation Campus is a development initiated by the university in 2018 located in Alexandria, Virginia’s Potomac Yard. The campus is part of the Virginia
Virginia_Tech
Country in North Africa
Aqaba in the northeast separates Egypt from Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Cairo is the capital, largest city, and leading cultural centre, while Alexandria is
Egypt
2020 Christian novel by Sue Monk Kidd
a personal library on Biblical women. She becomes close friends with her educated paternal aunt Yaltha after she is exiled from Alexandria by Ana's uncle
The_Book_of_Longings
Public Library in St. NW, Washington D.C.
Neighborhood Library or Watha T. Daniel Library is a library in the District of Columbia Public Library's system. Originally constructed in 1975 as a two-story
Shaw_Library
Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Redfern to the north, St Peters to the south, and Alexandria to the east. The locality of Macdonaldtown sits over the north-west border. Erskineville is a
Erskineville
putting any constraints on that." Like Carson, Democratic representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, particularly mentioned the alleged use of white phosphorus
United States support for Israel in the Gaza war
United_States_support_for_Israel_in_the_Gaza_war
Defunct, unaccredited law school in Virginia, USA
School was a law school in northern Virginia from the 1980s to the 1990s. It was last located at 4105 Duke Street, in Alexandria, Virginia, and was founded
Northern_Virginia_Law_School
Fictional character
that she has already read almost every book back in Alexandria. When the group heads inside the library, Judith finds a Russian-English dictionary she gives
Judith_Grimes
17th episode of the 7th season of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Enterprise-D. In this episode, an alien archive, like an alien Library of Alexandria, initially appearing as a rogue comet because of accumulated matter
Masks (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
Masks_(Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation)
British Wiccan priestess
the library of magical texts which it housed, the library of Alexandria. In 1971, Alex and Maxine had acquired a second home outside of London in the
Maxine_Sanders
Ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip
September 2025 six members of the US Congress had recognised the genocide: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Summer Lee, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Becca
Gaza_genocide
1954–1968 U.S. social movement
Rights Movement Archive "America's First Sit-Down Strike: The 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-In". City of Alexandria. Archived from the original on May 28,
Civil_rights_movement
Probabilistic link between public rhetoric and ideologically motivated violence
Kavanaugh assassination plot and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 2023 claim that the GOP was engaging in stochastic terrorism, Cooke posited the term
Stochastic_terrorism
Land service branch of the U.S. military
Wright, The Continental Army. Library resources about United States Army Resources in your library Resources in other libraries Bailey, Beth (2009). America's
United_States_Army
Public university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US
LSU Agricultural Center, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, LSU of Alexandria, LSU Shreveport, LSU Eunice, LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans and
Louisiana_State_University
1999 studio album by Foo Fighters
Nate Mendel in the basement of Grohl's home in Alexandria, Virginia. There Is Nothing Left to Lose won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 2001, marking
There_Is_Nothing_Left_to_Lose
Ancient Greek goddess and mother of the gods
Online version at the Topos Text Project. Clement of Alexandria, Recognitions from Ante-Nicene Library Volume 8, translated by Smith, Rev. Thomas. T. & T
Rhea_(mythology)
Arizona Daily (December 13, 2009). "Investigators believe serial killer sits in the Pima jail". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved April 27, 2025. "Believe
List of serial killers in the United States
List_of_serial_killers_in_the_United_States
Student protests, including encampments, occupations, walkouts or sit-ins, have occurred in 45 out of 50 states and the District of Columbia, occurred on
List of Gaza war protests at universities in the United States in 2024
List_of_Gaza_war_protests_at_universities_in_the_United_States_in_2024
Civil-war era fort in Alexandria, Virginia
settlement in Union-occupied Northern Virginia. In modern times, the site of Fort Worth sits within the boundaries the City of Alexandria (the land west
Fort_Worth_(Virginia)
American activist
giving out pamphlets free to those who had no money. I let them sit and read for hours in the store. Some would come back every day and read the same book
Martin_Sostre
City in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
Ghazna, also transliterated as Ghuznee, and anciently known as Alexandria in Opiana, is a city in southeastern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Ghazni
Ghazni
Private military school in Virginia, US
2017). "'Jonny's Come Home': Alexandria native Jonathan Edwards to perform at the Birchmere | Alexandria Times | Alexandria, VA". Retrieved November 18
Fishburne_Military_School
1908 novel by E. M. Forster
Lucy and George sit down to rest after the tennis and Cecil reads them a scene suspiciously reminiscent of George's kissing Lucy in Fiesole. Lucy realizes
A_Room_with_a_View
Oriental Orthodox Church denomination of Ethiopia
Orthodox churches in Africa alongside the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church—and one of only two in Sub-Saharan Africa—as
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church
Federal capital district of the United States
district. In 1846, Congress reduced the size of the district when it returned the land that Virginia had ceded, including the city of Alexandria. In 1871,
Washington,_D.C.
Italian Catholic saint and monk (480–547)
"Crux Sacra Sit Mihi Lux" ("May the Holy Cross be my light") and on the horizontal bar are the initials NDSMD which stand for "Non Draco Sit Mihi Dux" ("Let
Benedict_of_Nursia
Largest city in Texas, United States
Church of Alexandria, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, and the Armenian Apostolic Church. Houston's Jewish community, estimated at 47,000 in 2001,
Houston
Historic house in Virginia, United States
Oronoco Street, Alexandria, Independent City, VA, Library of Congress. Michael Neibauer, Robert E. Lee's boyhood home in Alexandria sells, Washington
Robert_E._Lee_Boyhood_Home
American whistleblower (born 1983)
Holtzbrink, as relief-defendants. The Hon. Liam O'Grady, a judge in the Alexandria Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District
Edward_Snowden
1915 battle during World War I
1915 (in Serbian). Belgrade: Медија центар "Одбрана". p. 955. ISBN 978-86-3350-557-4. The Story of the Great War (Complete). Library of Alexandria. ISBN 978-1-4655-2888-9
Fall_of_Belgrade_(1915)
Ongoing humanitarian crisis
Palestinian children into the country. In the US, left-wing politicians, including Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamaal Bowman, called
Gaza_humanitarian_crisis
Affordable housing complex in Downtown Los Angeles
2019. The Cecil, also known as The Stay on Main, sits just off Seventh and Main streets. Built in 1924, it holds 299 hotel rooms and 301 single-room
Cecil_Hotel_(Los_Angeles)
Attitudes and behaviors towards sex in ancient Rome
Vestal Priestesses in the Late Republic and Early Empire (Routledge, 2006), p. 20. Staples, p. 149. Cicero, De officiis 1.17.54: nam cum sit hoc natura commune
Sexuality_in_ancient_Rome
Concept of after-death punishment of the wicked in Christianity
associated with this vignette and the text is addressed to the "four baboons who sit in the prow of the Barque of Re." The lake was one of the dangers encountered
Lake_of_fire
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