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HAMPTON, VA. (WAVY) \u2014 The 1619 Commemoration of the First Landing of Enslaved Africans took place this weekend.<\/p>\n
About 20 enslaved Africans were brought to Virginia 403 years ago. Calvin Pearson, a Hampton native and founder of the\u00a0Project 1619 worked for decades\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>to tell the true story of those brought and sold here.<\/p>\n This weekend, the Fort Monroe Authority, National Park Service, Project 1619 and the City of Hampton will host a series of events.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s our generational responsibility to tell this story like it occurred. So, that we can begin to understand the foundations of our history,\u201d said Glenn Oder, Fort Monroe Authority Executive Director. \u201cThis is history that has always been present, its just history that hasn\u2019t always been discussed.\u201d<\/p>\n