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On Monday, January 8, 2018, H.R. 1242, the "400 Years of African-American History
Commission Act," which establishes a group of select individuals to oversee and coordinate events
and activities commemorating the 400th anniversary of the arrival of 20 enslaved Africans
brought with European settlers to Jamestown, Virginia in 1619, was officially signed into law.
BY GLORIA & SOLOMON HERBERT
