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1619: Virginia’s First Africans

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In late August, 1619, 20-30 enslaved Africans landed at Point Comfort, today’s Fort Monroe in Hampton, Va., aboard the English... View Article

‘1619: Arrival of the First Africans’ Pop-up Exhibits Available to the Public from the Hampton History Museum

In commemoration of the 1619 arrival of the first Africans in English North America, the Hampton History Museum has pop-up... View Article

Hampton K12 Summer Institute Studies 1619 African Arrival

Thirty Hampton City Schools educators will spend mornings July 23-26 learning the details regarding the first African Arrival in English... View Article

ASAHL presents: “Josiah: The Story that Sparked the Civil War”

The Hampton Roads Branch of ASALH* will be hosting a free public screening of Josiah, a documentary that traces Josiah Henson’s... View Article

Historic family cemetery in Hampton gets $100,000 grant

A state land conservation agency has agreed to provide a $100,000 grant that will go toward the preservation and maintenance... View Article

New Port of Hampton Exhibit at the Hampton History Museum

In a new addition to the main galleries, a small but critical new exhibit will be presented in the Port... View Article

Akili Ron Anderson: A Fifty Year Retrospective of Black Art and Life

Hampton University Museum July 9 – November 18, 2016 Opening Reception and Artist Talk: Saturday, September 10, 2016, 2:00 p.m.... View Article