Char McCargo Bah

Char McCargo Bah is an author, columnist, historian, and professional researcher. She has authorized an Encyclopedia Virginia article on the Freedmen Cemetery, two books, and an anthology. Her current book is Alexandria’s Freedmen’s Cemetery: A Legacy of Freedom. She is a freelance writer for the Alexandria Gazette Newspaper for the City of Alexandria. She is currently working on her third book.

Char has received many awards, including the 2020 Virginia Humanity Scholar and 2019 Who’s in America, and she was recognized in 2014 as a lifetime Alexandria, Virginia, Living Legend.