Note a couple of items on this marker produced in 1994. The text questions the status of these First Africans as being enslaved or indentured and one should note that until 1661 the Virginia Colony had no laws pertaining to the institution of race based slavery or any other form of slavery. The second item …
Note: The VDHR let me know that the 1994 signage was removed and a replacement erected in 2015. It is unfortunate that the former sign remians on the web!! Have you been thinking about these questions I posed last week? Who were these people of color? Where did they come from? Were they a religious …
There is nothing that gets us closer to the truth than open, honest and fact-based debate. Recently, I experienced a taste of debate with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (VDHR) and am grateful, but not done. The language on the revised roadside marker was based on a supposition that the Englishmen residing in Jamestown …
The Fort at Jamestown courtesy of the National Park Service website The first Africans to land on Virginia soil: Were they indentured or enslaved? The more I read, study and discuss with others with expansive knowledge of the subject, the muddier the waters become. The opinions are quite divided, and I confess that my leanings …
The graphic depicts a set of laws known as Dale’s Laws that governed the Colony of Virginia (Jamestown) from 1610 to 1619. A few terms to ponder over as we attempt to sift through the interpretation of sparse facts to arrive at a reasonable conclusion as to the status of the first Africans to arrive …
Watch Video Not an article just a blurb to see what you saw or see what you missed!! It was a fantastic program. Thank you Orange County African American Historical Society OCAAHS (sponsors); Darrell Howard (author); former ball players (amazing ); attendees (estimated between 75 and 100); Art Center of Orange (beautiful facilities); media (Orange Co. …
First and foremost, this is an invitation to save the date for a special afternoon: Sunday, Jan. 21, 3 p.m. at The Arts Center In Orange. The Orange County African American Historical Society (OCAAHS) will host its annual membership meeting highlighted by special guest, Darrell J. Howard. Howard, who lives in Charlottesville, is the author …