Slavery

From VRJA:

The Vermont Racial Justice Alliance announces the 6th Annual Vermont First African Landing Day and Commemoration.  

For more information visit: firstafricanlandingvt.org

Rev. Mark Hughes from the Vermont Racial Justice Alliance and the Richard Kemp Center gives a quick overview of the upcoming First African Landing Day, happening August 24, 2024.

For more information visit: firstafricanlandingvt.org

From Melinda Moulton:

Lindsay Houpt-Varner is the first full-time director of the Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh, Vermont. The Rokeby Museum is dedicated to preserving the story of the Underground Railroad and exploring modern-day issues of race and social justice.

For more information visit: http://www.rokeby.org

From VRJA:

Please join us for 5th Annual Vermont First African Landing Day.

This year’s theme of First African Landing Day “Through the Fire” embodies the resilience and strength of American Descendants of Slavery. For over 15 generations Black folks in the United States have consistently triumphed over seemingly insurmountable oppression.

The Vermont Racial Justice Alliance’s establishment of First African Landing Day was inspired by the creation of the 400 Year African American History Commission and the 1619 Project. Governor Philip B. Scott’s supporting Proclamation encourages Vermonters to “…expand understanding and appreciation of the significance of the arrival of Africans in the United States and the contributions of African Americans in the United States.” The Governor has proclaimed that the 4th Saturday of August “shall be henceforth recognized and Commemorated as First African Landing Day in Vermont”.

For more information visit: firstafricanlandingvt.org