US marks anniversary of first slave ship

Updated August 25 2019 - 6:13am, first published 6:09am
Ceremonies are being held in the US to commemorate the arrival of the first slave ship from Africa.
Ceremonies are being held in the US to commemorate the arrival of the first slave ship from Africa.

Officials in the US state of Virginia have marked the anniversary of the first arrival there of enslaved Africans 400 years ago.

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