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250 Virginia, 1619

2019/8/6
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2019 marks the 400th anniversary of two important events in American History: The creation of the first representative assembly in English North America and the arrival of the first African people in English North America.

Why were these Virginia-based events significant and how have they impacted American history?

Cassandra Newby-Alexander), a scholar of African American and American History and the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Norfolk State University, helps us find answers.

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