The year 1619 is a landmark for the United States and especially for Virginia. Three cultures - American Indian, English and African - began forging the seeds of democracy, diversity and opportunity." That quote comes from Senator Thomas K. Norment, Jr., co-chair of the 2019 Commemoration. The official launch of "American Evolution Virginia to America 1619-2019" begins this weekend with the commemoration of African Arrival Day at Fort Monroe in Hampton.Another View will be LIVE from the Gazebo at Fort Monroe on Friday, August 19 at noon and you are invited to attend! Come watch us live as we discuss the history of the landing of the first Africans to English America and the significance of that landing at Fort Monroe. Our guests include Glenn Oder, Executive Director, Fort Monroe Authority; Terry Brown, new Superintendent of the Fort Monroe National Monument; Tina Rollins, Director of the Hampton University Library; and Vanessa Thaxton-Ward, Director of the Hampton University Museum.