First Africans Day set July 27

WESTMORELAND — The fourth annual First Africans Day at Stratford Hall will be held from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. July 27 at Stratford Hall Historic Preserve, 483 Great House Road, Stratford.

The event will commemorate the enslaved Africans and African Americans who built and sustained Stratford Hall and the Lee family for generations.

Throughout the day descendants, interpreters and artists will gather to remember and honor those once enslaved at Stratford Hall through music, art, dancing and storytelling.

To register in advance, visit https://bit.ly/firstafricansday.

Rivah Visitor's Guide Staff
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The Rivah Visitor’s Guide provides information about places to go and things to do throughout the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula of Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay region, from the York River to the Potomac River.

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