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1619 Commemoration of 1st enslaved Africans returns to Ft. Monroe
HAMPTON, VA. (WAVY) — The 1619 Commemoration of the First Landing of Enslaved Africans took place this weekend. About 20 enslaved Africans were brought to Virginia 403 years ago. Calvin Pearson, a Hampton native and founder of the Project 1619 worked for decades to...