Black History Month 2026

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6 John Quincy Adams | 7 Andrew Jackson | 8 Martin Van Buren

African Slavery Cotton Slavery Black Codes

1619-1865
Chattel Slavery



British Virginia - The first enslaved Africans arrived in the British Colony of VIrigina in 1619.

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October 25, 1829
First Penitentiary Inmate Was Black



Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - The first penitentiary in the world opened in the United States. Its first inmate was a 'light-skinned Negro in excellent health.' The prison was called Eastern State Penitentiary. It closed in 1971.

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August 21, 1831
Nat Turner Uprising Began



Southampton (likely), Virginia - Nat Turner began an uprising against whites. Not much was recorded about the incident, at the time.

It is believed more than 55 whites died as a result. The uprising was stopped. Turner was caught after six (6) weeks in hiding. He and 16 of his followers were hanged, in Jerusalem, Virginia.

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