Year of the Return: Remembering 400 Years of Captive Africans in the US

Historic Virginia Key Beach Park, the only beach that allowed Black Americans during segregation, hosted a commemoration for the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first African slaves to the British colonies in 1619.

A day of reflection to commemorate 400 years since the arrival of the slave ships to American shores. The legacy of the slave trade lingers even today with the growing racial wealth divide. It falls to all of us to work together to heal divides within our communities and break the yoke of slavery’s legacy on future generations.