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An Ordinary Hero: The True Story of Joan Trumpauer Mulholland (2013)

AnnetteJune 15, 2020

The video owners prefer that viewers watch the video on You Tube. Click here to go to You Tube to watch it: An Ordinary Hero The amazing true story of one white Southern woman's courage to choose her convictions and join the Civil Rights Mo... Read More...

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Heroes of Fire Station 8 (2016)

AnnetteJune 15, 2020

On Saturday May 21 2016, retired firefighters who served at Arlington Virginia's historic Fire Station 8 in the Hall's Hill neighborhood were honored at an event at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. Honorees included Capt. Hartman... Read More...

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Countering Hate: The Nazi Party in Arlington

AnnetteJune 15, 2020

Charlie Clark spokes about a dark chapter of Arlington's History involving the Arlington Nazi Party at a meeting of the Arlington Committee of 100. Following this historical exploration, Dr. Amaka Okechukwu, of George Mason University, examines how... Read More...

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Arlington’s Gang History (2015)

AnnetteJune 15, 2020

In June 1966 shootout between rival motorcycle gangs, the Pagans and the Avengers, at the placid Lee-Harrison Shopping Center. Some 100 bullets were fired in the clash, making front-page news, though astonishingly, no one was seriously hurt. Charlie... Read More...

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Ellen M. Bozman Building Dedication (2018)

AnnetteJune 15, 2020

The Ellen M. Bozman Building Dedication in 2018 includes unique memories from family members and colleagues as well as the beginnings of Arlington "Smart Growth," farmers markets, community gardening, and the role of Fairlington in the beginning of ... Read More...

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The Hurdler: The Story of Dr. Charles R. Drew (1969)

AnnetteJune 14, 2020

The biography of Dr. Charles R. Drew - African American inventor, surgeon, medical researcher, athlete, and professor as told by Ossie Davis. Charles Richard Drew (June 3, 1904 – April 1, 1950) was an American surgeon and medical researcher who liv... Read More...

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