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  2. First Africans in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Several commemorations of this event took place on its 400th anniversary in August 2019, including the starting of The 1619 Project (not associated with Project 1619, Inc.) with a publication by Nikole Hannah-Jones commemorating this event and the Year of Return, Ghana 2019 to encourage the African diaspora to settle in and invest in Africa.

  3. First African Baptist Church (Richmond, Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    Though the majority of the members were slaves in the years before the Civil War, most of the early leaders were freedmen due to greater liberties that they possessed. [14] The first pastor, Robert Ryland, served from 1841 until 1865. Ryland owned slaves and believed that slavery was the best way to convert Africans to Christianity. [1]

  4. Angela (enslaved woman) - Wikipedia

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    On 18 August 2019, the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Angela and other enslaved people to America was commemorated in Jamestown. [2] [6] [7] Attendees included over two hundred people, including local and national members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, as well as people from the Ghanaian community. [2]

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  6. Four Hundred Souls - Wikipedia

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    From 1841 to 2019, the vast majority of books telling a history of African America were written by individuals, also almost always male. [1] As the 400th anniversary of Black Africans' arrival in British North America approached, Ibram X. Kendi contemplated how to commemorate the "symbolic birthday of Black America" and the whole 400-year period.

  7. Her ancestors left in chains. She came back as a guest ... - AOL

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    In December 2019, the Angolan Embassy hosted an extravagant event at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art to commemorate the 1619 anniversary. It featured dancers, music and a salute ...

  8. Sculpture Park in Montgomery will ‘humanize’ the experiences ...

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    The third addition, the sculpture park, is an effort to humanize the experience of the enslaved person living on a plantation. The centerpiece of the park will be a 100-by-40 feet monument to ...

  9. Gabriel's Rebellion - Wikipedia

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    Enslaved and free African-American men in Virginia taught their metalwork skills to their sons. [13] During the spring and summer of 1800, Gabriel began planning a revolt to end slavery in Virginia. [12] Plans were made with enslaved people over ten counties and the cities of Richmond, Norfolk, and Petersburg, Virginia. [14]