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Alexandria Library official revisits library local activist Samuel Tucker's story

Arlington News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | WJLA
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Samuel Tucker helped organize a sit-in at the Alexandria Library on Aug. 21, 1939 .

Despite passing the Virginia Bar exam without formal education, he couldn't get a library card due to the color of his skin.

The five were arrested and Tucker defended them in court.

Tucker died in 1990 and a school was dedicated to him in late 2000 .

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