By New Journal and Guide Staff The 400th anniversary of the first documented arrival of Africans in (today’s) Virginia in August 1619 was commemorated August 23-25,...
By Calvin Pearson Founder of Project 1619 Inc. On August 25, 1619, the first ship carrying captured Africans landed at Point Comfort (today’s Fort Monroe) in...
Publisher’s Note: Virginia has been preparing since 2016 for this year’s American Evolution commemoration of the 400th anniversary of events that took place in 1619 in...
HAMPTON Honor the First Africans who arrived in English Occupied North America at Point Comfort (Fort Monroe) at the 11th annual African Landing Day Commemoration August...
