African American

Hampton was the site of America’s first organized teaching of African Americans. From the first Africans who arrived at Old Point Comfort in 1619 to the Hampton University students who were selected to train as Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, Hampton’s African American Heritage is rich and intriguing.

Plan to visit some of Hampton’s most inspiring sites including:

• Old Point Comfort, Fort Monroe Virginia Air & Space Center
• Hampton University
• Hampton University Museum
• Casemate Museum at Fort Monroe
• Booker T. Washington Memorial Garden & Statue
• Emancipation Oak
• John Biggers’ Hampton Murals
• Virginia Cleveland Hall
• Little England Chapel
• Aberdeen Gardens Museum