First Captive Africans Abducted into Slavery from Angola to Hampton Honored Through New Memorial - Stacey Abrams Newsroom https://stacey-abrams-ecosystem.mmcxchange.com/ Thu, 21 May 2026 11:38:16 -0400 en-US hourly 1 Baltimore Times RSS Hub First Captive Africans Abducted into Slavery from Angola to Hampton Honored Through New Memorial https://stacey-abrams-ecosystem.mmcxchange.com/detail/first-captive-africans-abducted-into-slavery-from-angola-to-hampton-honored-through-new-memorial Mon, 04 May 2026 04:05:35 -0400 https://stacey-abrams-ecosystem.mmcxchange.com/detail/first-captive-africans-abducted-into-slavery-from-angola-to-hampton-honored-through-new-memorial First Captive Africans Abducted into Slavery from Angola to Hampton Honored Through New Memorial

Ft Monroe Memorial Commemorates First Captive Africans from Angola  The 1619 landing of the first documented Africans in Colonial Virginia was formally recognized during the dedication of the African Landing Memorial Plaza on April 24, 2024 in Hampton, Virginia, while marking the place of their arrival.  According to fortmonroe.org, the African Landing Memorial at Fort Monroe “seeks to interpret this historical event beginning with the origins of the people—what their…]]>