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Illustration of the first Africans brought to Virginia in 1619. Published in Harpers Monthly magazine in January 1901.

Illustration of the first Africans brought to Virginia in 1619. Published in Harpers Monthly magazine in January 1901.

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400 years

We pay tribute here to the “20 And odd Negroes” who, 400 years ago in late August 1619, ended up on Virginia’s shores at Point Comfort in what is now Hampton.