Because over 400 years ago, the first enslaved Africans in what would become the United States were forcibly brought onto the shores where the fort currently stands. The fort that exists today was built with enslaved labor in the early 1800s. but became known as Fortress Freedom, a refuge of many who were enslaved and escaped during the Civil War. But this history is now under attack by the Trump administration. (00:36–00:41)
CLAIM
Asserts that Fort Monroe was constructed using enslaved labor in the early 1800s.
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