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The 2 p.m. event will include a spoken word presentation, community discussion and viewing of “History Half Told is Untold,” a documentary that looks at the history of Williamsburg’s First Baptist Church.
JAMESTOWN — Jamestown Settlement will honor the legacy of the first recorded Africans brought to Virginia in 1619 on Saturday, Aug. 20 The First Africans…
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While individual organizations have celebrated Juneteenth individually for years, this is the first time they have all come together to make a collaborative celebration.
Virginia is in its third year of recognizing Juneteenth as an official state holiday and is celebrating the holiday all month long.
It's believed by many to be the most historically significant black church in the country. First Baptist Church of Williamsburg, Virginia dates back to Colonial times, and now it's the subject of a new documentary that producers say tells the whole story – not half the story.