Virginia marks pivotal moment when African slaves arrived

[The Patriot]

Virginia marks pivotal moment when African slaves arrived

08-22-2019 09:34 AM

Four hundred years after American slavery and democratic self-rule were born almost simultaneously in what became the state of Virginia, ceremonies will mark the arrival of enslaved Africans in the mid-Atlantic colony and seek healing from the legacy of bondage that still haunts the nation.


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