1723 Virginia Legislation Abolish Slave Rights
Abolish Slave Rights
The 1619 landing of the first enslaved Africans at the English settlement in Fort Monroe, present-day Hampton, Virginia.
In the quiet solemnity, we acknowledge, and remember those who are in endless sleep from their journey.
We rejoice, look back on the progress, and renew our energy to move forward in freedom's quest for all.
We gather to give thanks for the favor that comes from our labor and praise for what the earth gives us to sustain life.