Patricia Pleasants, center, is welcomed during the International Day of Remembrance at Buckroe Beach on Saturday, June 10, 2017. The day honors the 20 Africans who arrived to Point Comfort in 1619, modern day Fort Monroe, in an event which began the slave trade in Virginia. (Carolyn Rogers/Daily Press) MORE PHOTOS VIDEO
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