Congress banned the trans-Atlantic slave trade in 1808. But the domestic slave trade trading humans within the nation’s borders, dubbed “the Second Middle Passage” continued through the Civil War and is much less discussed in American history. The Norfolk region sent more than 21,000 enslaved people to New Orleans more than any other port, according to the new research of a Slover librarian.
Virginia private high school sets up open-air classrooms: Weâre still experimenting
Student: Weâre not talking or communicating through a computer or device
By: Antoinette DelBel
and last updated 2020-12-13 22:53:16-05
NORFOLK, Va. â- On an unseasonably mild day Friday, ninth grade student Maya Mirkova Livni and her fellow Roadstead Montessori classmates are thankful to be learning outdoors.
âItâs a lot different than being online at home,â said 14-year-old Mirkova Livni. âItâs a lot better because weâre outside; weâre together, so weâre not talking or communicating through a computer or device.â
Roadstead Montessori High School in Norfolk has been holding open-air classrooms in its parking lot since late August.
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