Hampton University played an indispensable role in creating Depression-era Aberdeen Gardens and protecting this model black community from white attempts to stop it.
After nearly three years, the documentary “The Aberdeen 158: Built for Us, By Us” is finally complete, available to stream online and rent at Hampton’s public libraries. The documentary tells the history of Aberdeen Gardens and the stories of the Black families who lived there.
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NEWPORT NEWS — McKinley Charles Walker, 72, passed away early Thursday morning November 25 th 2021 at home. He was born September 2, 1949 in Hampton, Virginia.