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NAACP Observes 400th Anniversary of Slave Trade in Journey from Jamestown to Jamestown
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia On Sunday, August 18, the NAACP began a journey to honor African…
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Virginia Lawmakers to Boycott Trump’s Attendance at Commemorative Meeting
Several Democratic Virginia lawmakers have threatened to boycott at least one of the 400th anniversary celebrations in Jamestown if President…
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Virginia to Commemorate Landing of Enslaved Africans
A multi-day series of events centered around the 400th anniversary of the first landing of enslaved African Americans at Point…
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Hampton to Commemorate Landing of First African in America
In August 1619, more than 20 Africans landed at Old Point Comfort, the present-day Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia. They…
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First Steps of Blacks on American Soil Touted as 1619
The D.C.-based Association for the Study of African Life and History (ASALH) has launched its first public event in a…
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The Road to 2019: Commemoration of 400 Years of African-American History
In preparation of the 400th anniversary in 2019 of the arrival of the first recorded Africans in English North America,…
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