Special Event: First Enslaved African Landing in Virginia Commemoration
Continental Park Intersection of Fenwick and Ingalls Roads, Fort Monroe, VAThe Landing of the First Enslaved Africans to English North America In August 1619, a privateering vessel flying the flag of the Dutch Republic arrived at Point Comfort (now known as Fort Monroe in present-day Hampton). According to John Rolfe, the ship held no cargo but "20 and odd" Africans, who were traded to Governor […]