Hampton Mosaic Festival
Save the Date for Saturday, April 20, 2024, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at Mill Point Park and surrounding Downtown streets. The Hampton Mosaic Festival includes traditional music, stories, drumming, and... View Article
“Escape to Freedom” Annual Contraband Commemorative
Chapel of the Centurion 157 Bernard Rd, Hampton, VA, United StatesThe Contraband Historical Society of Hampton, Virginia, will hold its annual commemoration of the Contraband Decision of 1861. In partnership with the Fort Monroe Authority, the Society will bring together... View Article
Remembering the Contraband & Their Descendants
Fort Monroe Visitor Center Ingalls Road, Fort Monroe, VA, United StatesThe Contraband Decision was the first successful action by the US Government which signaled the beginning of the end of slavery. The historic Chapel of the Centurion at Fort Monroe,... View Article
13th Annual International Day of Remembrance
Outlook Beach at Fort Monroe near 310 Fenwick Road, Fort Monroe, VA, United StatesJoin The Sankofa Projects as they educate & celebrate the richness and diversity of the African diaspora and bring awareness to this tragic chapter in American and global history. The... View Article
African Landing Day
Continental Park at Fort MonroeSaturday, Aug. 24, 2024 Join the Fort Monroe Authority, National Park Service, Project 1619, and the City of Hampton for the 1619 Commemoration of the First Enslaved African Landing Ceremony... View Article
African Landing Day
Continental Park at Fort MonroeSaturday, Aug. 24, 2024 Join the Fort Monroe Authority, National Park Service, Project 1619, and the City of Hampton for the 1619 Commemoration of the First Enslaved African Landing Ceremony... View Article