Today at Fort Monroe, we marked the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved Africans landing in Hampton, Va. My message today was that if we are going to truly live up to our founding principles, then we need to tell the truth about our history — the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Today at Fort Monroe, we marked the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved Africans landing in Hampton, Va. My message today was that if we are going to truly live up to our founding principles, then we need to tell the truth about our history — the good, the bad, and the ugly. pic.twitter.com/HpWjOSMHeF

— Mark Warner (@MarkWarner) August 24, 2019