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1808 drawing of the hull of the slave ship “Brookes” in book published in London.

1808 drawing of the hull of the slave ship “Brookes” in book published in London.

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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.