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This Week in Alexandria History
Week of August 28 • 3 stories available
August 20, 1619 (407 years ago)
Arrival of Enslaved Africans in Virginia
A privateer ship, the White Lion, brought approximately 20 enslaved Africans to Point Comfort (modern-day Hampton, Virginia), marking the beginning of African slavery in English North America. These individuals were likely seized from a Portuguese slave ship and traded for provisions. Though initially treated similarly to indentured servants, their arrival laid the foundation for a ...
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Major Samuel Cooper: a Boston Tea Party Participant and Revolutionary War Hero
Buried in Alexandria's Christ Church Cemetery is Major Samuel Cooper. He lived from June 13, 1757, to August 19, 1840. When he was 16 years old, he participated in the…
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Posted: August 28, 2026
On this day in 1814, Alexandria ran up the white flag
On this day in 1814, Alexandria ran up the white flag. On the morning of August 28, 1814 — four days after the British burned Washington —...
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