List of Hampton Roads cities celebrating Black History Month
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In this June 29, 1963, file photo, Malcolm X addresses a rally in Harlem in New York. During the critical era of the 1950s and 60s, Martin Luther King Jr., who led the 250,000-strong March on Washington in 1963, and Malcolm X were colossal 20th century figures, representing two different tracks: mass non-violent protest and getting favorable outcomes by any means necessary. (AP Photo/File)
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HAMPTON ROADS, Va. - February 1 marks the first day of Black History Month, a month recognized federally to celebrate the contributions African Americans have made to the nation.
Located in the neighborhood of Old Donation Farm, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, is a quaint, historical brick house now called the Ferry Plantation House, which while very charming might be easy to miss among all of the historical buildings in the area, but this piece of land has a long history. The land where the house stands once belonged to the Chesepian Indians up until the early 1600s, after which it became a prosperous plantation and in 1642 it became an important stop along a new ferry service along the Lynnhaven River. The spot was the location of the Princess Anne County courthouse, after which in 1751 the site was used to build an opulent mansion for a wealthy landowner named William Walke, earning the house the name “Walke Mansion.” This mansion stood until a fire destroyed it in 1828, and it would then be rebuilt using salvaged bricks from the fire as a residence for Charles Fleming McIntosh, who was the Captain of the Confederate Navy’s