Hundreds of people gathered in Hampton to commemorate the landing of the first enslaved Africans to English North America in 1619. Example video title will go here for this videoHAMPTON, Va. — Over the weekend, Hampton commemorated the forced landing of the first enslaved Africans to English North America in 1619. 404 years later, hundreds gathered where the first ship, The White Lion, landed at Point Comfort (present-day Fort Monroe). This is the beginning of African American history in English North America," said Calvin Pearson, Project 1619 president. Sunday morning at sunrise at Fort Monroe's Outlook Beach, a crowd donning white gathered for a program of spiritual healing.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 28, 2023 21:52 UTC