Special Event: Annual Commemoration of the 1861 Contraband Decision
Chapel of the Centurion 61 Bernard Road, Fort MonroeCeremony by the Contraband Historical Society marking the 161st anniversary of the May 24, 1861, “Contraband Decision” at Fort Monroe, The Contraband Decision was the first successful action by an official of the United States Government to confiscate enslaved people from their enslavers. That action signaled the beginning of the end of slavery in the […]