1619 Traveling Exhibitions at Historic Christ Church & Museum

1619: Arrival of the First Africans
Explore the legacies of the first Africans who came to Virginia in 1619, from their lives before capture in Angola to the grueling transatlantic journey that brought them to North America and the world they made in a new land. Courtesy of the Hampton History Museum.

The Great Charter and the General Assembly: Founding a Legacy in 1619
Explores the origins of Virginia’s General Assembly in the Great Charter of 1618, which
abolished martial law, allowed private ownership of property, and authorized the governor to summon the colony’s first General Assembly. Sponsored by American Evolution 2019, this exhibition traces Virginia’s legacy of representative government in the establishment of the United States.