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Arrival of the First Africans in Virginia

Arrival of the First Africans in Virginia

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In 1619, a group of thirty-two African men, women and children arrived on the shores of Virginia. They had been kidnapped in the royal city of Kabasa, Angola, and forced aboard the Spanish slave ship the San Juan Bautista. The ship was attacked by privateers, and the captives were taken by the English to their New World colony. This group has been shrouded in controversy ever since. Historian Ric Murphy documents a fascinating story of colonialism, treason, piracy, kidnapping, enslavement and English law.

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Section 27 and Freedman’s Village in Arlington National Cemetery: The African American History of America’s Most Hallowed Ground

Section 27 and Freedman’s Village in Arlington National Cemetery: The African American History of America’s Most Hallowed Ground

$39.95

From its origination, Arlington National Cemetery's history has been compellingly intertwined with that of African Americans. Section 27, the winner of the Phillis Wheatley Award for Historical Nonfiction Historical Research-Era--Sons & Daughters of the United States Middle Passage book explains how the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the home of Robert E. Lee and a plantation of the enslaved, became a military camp for Federal troops, a freedmen's village and farm, and America's most important burial ground. During the Civil War, the property served as a pauper's cemetery for men too poor to be returned to their families, and some of the very first war dead to be buried there include over 1,500 men who served in the United States Colored Troops. More than 3,800 former slaves are interred in section 27, the property's original cemetery.

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RADM Larry Chambers, USN: First African American to Command an Aircraft Carrier

RADM Larry Chambers, USN: First African American to Command an Aircraft Carrier

$29.95

The first African-American aircraft carrier commander, Rear Admiral Lawrence Cleveland Chambers (1929– ) played a prominent role as captain of the USS Midway during the Vietnam War. During the evacuation of Saigon—known as Operation Frequent Wind—he famously ordered several UH-1 helicopters pushed overboard to make room for an escaping South Vietnamese Air Force major to land his Cessna. Chambers, who had only commanded Midway for a few weeks, gave the order believing (wrongly, it turned out) that he would be court-martialed for the $10 million loss. This biography covers his early life and military career, including his role in the desegregation of the U.S. Navy during a period racial strife.

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Freedom Road: An American Family Saga from Jamestown to World War

Freedom Road: An American Family Saga from Jamestown to World War

$19.95

The award-winning book, "Freedom Road: An American Family Saga from Jamestown to World War," is an historic account of America’s oldest recorded African American family, and their participation and rich contributions to American history over a four hundred year period.

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