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Governor Northam announces 5 new historical highway markers that address Black history in Virginia
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Slavery in the United States began in Hampton Roads at Fort Monroe, once known as Point Comfort, where the first enslaved Africans arrived in 1619.
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RICHMOND â Governor Ralph Northam announced five new state historical highway markers honoring the Commonwealth s African American history.
âThe contributions of influential African Americans have frequently been ignored, underrepresented, and even silenced,â said Governor Northam. âWith this initiative, we have asked students and teachers to help us tell a more accurate, comprehensive, and inclusive Virginia story by suggesting new historical markers that recognize Black Virginians and the important ways they have shaped our shared history. I am grateful to all those who have joined in our efforts to build a strong and equitable Commonwealth.â
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Sullivan Massaro (second from top), a student at Kings Glen Elementary School in Springfield, nominated Dr. Edwin Henderson for a historical marker. (Virginia Secretary of Education)
VIRGINIA Five new state historical highway markers that address African American history in Virginia, including one in Falls Church, were selected by the administration of Gov. Ralph Northam.
Northam announced the five new state historical highway markers on Monday. The markers were submitted by Virginia students as part of the second annual Black History Month Historical Marker Contest.
The historical highway markers will be erected in the cities of Falls Church and Richmond and the counties of Culpeper, Brunswick and Cumberland. Three of the five markers selected by the Northam administration were nominated by students at Kings Glen Elementary School in Springfield.