Brooklyn Borough President Adams Hosts '400 Years of Fortitude' Event
November 08, 2019
November 08, 2019
BROOKLYN, New York, Nov. 8 -- Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams issued the following news release:
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- Marking the Four Centuries Since Arrival of First Enslaved Africans in Virginia, Announces Trip to Goree Island
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On Wednesday, November 6th, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams hosted "400 Years of Fortitude," a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the first enslaved Africans' arrival in Virginia in 1619. Th . . .
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- Marking the Four Centuries Since Arrival of First Enslaved Africans in Virginia, Announces Trip to Goree Island
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On Wednesday, November 6th, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams hosted "400 Years of Fortitude," a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the first enslaved Africans' arrival in Virginia in 1619. Th . . .