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USA TODAY Launches “1619: Searching for Answers” with an Interactive Augmented Reality Exposé Observing 400 Years Since the Landing of the First Enslaved Africans in Virginia

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Thursday, August 22, 2019
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USA TODAY, part of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), today launched the series 1619: Searching for Answers to observe 400 years since the first enslaved Africans landed in Point Comfort, Virginia in August of 1619.

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  • USA TODAY, part of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), today launched the series 1619: Searching for Answers to observe 400 years since the first enslaved Africans landed in Point Comfort, Virginia in August of 1619.
  • The project highlights the Tucker family, who believe its American journey began with some of the first slaves who landed in the British colony of Virginia.
  • Earlier this month, USA TODAY journalists traveled with Wanda Tucker from Virginia to Angola, where she believes her ancestors were captured and enslaved.
  • The experience can be found within the new augmented reality section of the USA TODAY mobile app for iOS and Android.

'Faith Journeys in the Black Experience: 1619-2019' Scholarly Conference At Virginia Union University Explored Evolution Of A Religious And Culturally Diverse United States

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Wednesday, March 27, 2019
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The conference gathered theological scholars and historians from across the country to examine the religious context of Virginia in 1619, its impact on African Americans, and the evolution of a religious and culturally diverse United States in the 21st century.

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  • The conference gathered theological scholars and historians from across the country to examine the religious context of Virginia in 1619, its impact on African Americans, and the evolution of a religious and culturally diverse United States in the 21st century.
  • "The United States has a painful history of racism, so it's important to continue having these conversations about religious and cultural traditions in an increasingly diverse society."
  • The 2019 Commemoration, American Evolution, highlights events that occurred in Virginia in 1619 that continue to influence America today.
  • Dominion Energy is an American Evolution Founding Partner and Altria Group and TowneBank are Virginia Colony Partners.

New Exhibition, "New Virginians: 1619-2019 & Beyond," Explores Virginia's Increasing Diversity And Immigration Experience

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Wednesday, December 19, 2018
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The free, yearlong exhibit located at the Library of Virginia in Richmond offers an in depth look at the immigrant and refugee experience.

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  • The free, yearlong exhibit located at the Library of Virginia in Richmond offers an in depth look at the immigrant and refugee experience.
  • "New Virginians seeks to foster an honest discussion about diversity, the challenges of blended cultures, and the changing demographics of the Commonwealth," said Kathy Spangler, Executive Director of Virginia's 2019 Commemoration, American Evolution.
  • "This in-depth exhibit features a series of interviews with first-generation immigrants and refugees who arrived in Virginia after 1976."
  • Dominion Resources is an American Evolution Founding Partner and Altria Group and TowneBank are Virginia Colony Partners.

Virginia's 2019 Commemoration, American Evolution Honors Arrival Of The First Africans 399 Years Ago

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Wednesday, August 22, 2018
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"The annual remembrance of the arrival of the first Africans offers an opportunity to elevate the untold and under-told stories of the first Africans in English North America, and challenge inaccurate historical narratives about 399 years of the African American experience in America," said Kathy Spangler, Executive Director of the 2019 Commemoration, American Evolution.

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  • "The annual remembrance of the arrival of the first Africans offers an opportunity to elevate the untold and under-told stories of the first Africans in English North America, and challenge inaccurate historical narratives about 399 years of the African American experience in America," said Kathy Spangler, Executive Director of the 2019 Commemoration, American Evolution.
  • Diversity is a central theme in Virginia's 2019 Commemoration, American Evolution, which will host more than 20 events, programs and educational initiatives over the coming 18 months.
  • The 2019 Commemoration, American Evolution, highlights events that occurred in Virginia in 1619 that continue to influence America today.
  • Dominion Resources is an American Evolution Founding Partner and Altria Group and TowneBank are Virginia Colony Partners.

2019 Commemoration, American Evolution Launches "Our American Story" Student Contest

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Tuesday, August 7, 2018
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JAMESTOWN, Va., Aug. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Today Virginia's 2019 Commemoration, American Evolution and WHRO announced the launch of "Our American Story" student contest.

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  • JAMESTOWN, Va., Aug. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Today Virginia's 2019 Commemoration, American Evolution and WHRO announced the launch of "Our American Story" student contest.
  • "Our American Story inspires students to learn about, and establish a modern connection to, formative 1619 Virginia events that indelibly influenced and continue to shape today's America," said Kathy Spangler, Executive Director of the 2019 Commemoration, American Evolution.
  • The 2019 Commemoration, American Evolution, highlights events that occurred in Virginia in 1619 that continue to influence America today.
  • Dominion Resources is an American Evolution Founding Partner and Altria Group and TowneBank are Virginia Colony Partners.