In "Unsettled History," I write about a yearlong initiative in Virginia called American Evolution, designed to loudly spread the word about the events of 1619, one year before the Mayflower landed, when the first assembly of American lawmakers convened in Jamestown, the first Africans arrived in Hampton, and a campaign to recruit groups of women from England was started in the New World. It was also—sorry, Massachusetts—the year Virginia celebrated the first English Thanksgiving.
Kickstarted by a $24 million state investment and buoyed by a bevy of high-powered corporate sponsors, American Evolution intends to rebrand the Old Dominion as the nation's birthplace and maybe even talk openly about the difficult birth.
Find out about the statewide celebrations and discussions, as well as what the City of Hampton is doing with its own yearlong 400th commemorative celebration, by reading my feature article, which is available in the March-April issue of Coastal Virginia.
Click and read it right here.
And for more on the American Evolution campaign, go here.
For more on the City of Hampton's 400th anniversary events, go here.
(Illustration: "First Thanksgiving" by Sidney Lang)
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