IN AUGUST 1619 THE FIRST ENSLAVED AFRICANS LANDED IN POINT COMFORT IN
HAMPTON, VA
TODAY’S FORT MONROE NEAR NORFOLK 400th Anniversary of The first
Africans arrival in English North America
2019 is a pivotal year for the Fort Monroe National Monument, marking the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Africans to English North America. The entire year is dedicated to those “20 and odd” who were brought here on an English privateer ship named the White Lion. Join us for a year highlighting this American story and the significant African and African American experience
ROB NEAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE IBBA INTERNATIONAL BLACK BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE WE WILL COMMEMORATE THIS HISTORIC 400 YEAR EVENT WITH PANEL DISCUSSIONS CONCLUDING WITH THE IBBA 1619-2019 DINNER
AUGUST 23-25 , 2019 AT THE SHERATON HOTEL DOWNTOWN NORFOLK VA MORE DETAILS COMING SOON TO IBBAINC.COM OR CALL ROB NEAL 601-545-7854 EMAIL ROBNEAL@IBBAINC.COM
Rob Neal
Executive Director
(IBBA) International Black Broadcasters
Hattiesburg, MS 39401601-545-7854
http://www.ibbainc.com/
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