On Saturday, July 11, Alexandria Mayor Alyia Gaskins, members of the City Council Naming Committee and staff from the Office of Historic Alexandria hosted a rededication ceremony at the Alexandria Black History Museum to honor Moses Stevens’s legacy and celebrate his descendants.
Moses Stevens was a pioneering Black entrepreneur in post-Civil War Alexandria. He operated a successful livery business, founded Mt. Jezreel Baptist Church and was among the first in the city to adopt both telephone and automotive infrastructure.
Speakers at the ceremony included Mayor Gaskins, author and historian Char McCargo Bah and family members of Moses Stevens…