Norfolk 17 Monument
The Norfolk 17 was a group of Black students that integrated Norfolk public schools in 1959.
Norfolk, Va.
Norfolk 17 Monument
Norfolk 17 Monument
Name: Emancipation Oak on campus of Hampton University
Description: Slaves gathered here to hear the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation announcing the freedom after the Civil war.
Address: 100 E Queen St, Hampton, VA 23669
Name: The Freedom House Museum
Description: The Franklin and Armfield Office believed to be the largest slave trading firm in the United States. Over 1 million slaves passed through between 1828 and 1861. What an experience to walk through this museum.
Address: 1315 Duke St, Alexandria, VA 22314
Name: Sargent Carney Civil War Memorial
Description: A union soldier hero in the civil war born a slave. Sargent Carney was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1900. The memorial is in the West Point Cemetery the is home to African Americans who died in the Civil War.
Address: West Point Cemetery 238 Princess Anne Rd, Norfolk, Virginia