City of Alexandria, VA Page updated Jan 20, 2011 10:13 AM
Collections of the Alexandria Black History Museum The
Alexandria Black History Museum houses collections relating the
history and accomplishments of African Americans in Alexandria.
Paintings, photographs, books and other memorabilia document the
African American experience in Alexandria and Virginia from 1749
to the present. The entire collection includes over 3,000 items.
Recent Acquisitions include Barack Obama 2008 campaign posters,
commemorating a historic moment in U.S. history. Celebrating
another trailblazer, the museum received a placard in memorial
of Dr. Charles “Pruner” West, the first African American to play
in the Rose Bowl. The Alexandria Black History Museum is now
home to a pair of charcoal portraits, respectively depicting a
man and a woman in turn of the century attire. A circa 1917
color newsprint entitled “The Colored Man is No Slacker”
portrays a touching scene. It features a young African American
man in uniform, saying farewel