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| Newport News Holiday Event - Let's Talk About Kwanzaa |
| Wednesday, 09 December 2009 00:00 |
 James A. Fields House is a historic landmark and museum located in Newport News, Virginia and is named in honor of Mr. James Apostles Fields (1844-1903), who owned the house from 1897 to 1903. Mr. Fields was born into slavery in Hanover County, Virginia in 1844. During the Civil War in 1862, he and his brother, George Washington Fields, escaped slavery and found refuge at Fort Monroe, thereby becoming "contraband of war" by the Union Army.
Born a slave in Hanover County, Virginia, James Apostles Fields found refuge at Fort Monroe during the Civil War in 1862 as a "contraband of war." Fields was in the first graduating class of Hampton Normal and Agricultural School (now Hampton University) in 1871. He was the first black judicial officer in Warwick County (now Newport News). In 1881, Fields graduated from the School of Law of Howard University in Washington, D.C.Mr. Fields used the property at 617-27th Street in the year 1897 as his law office and primary residence until his death in 1903. This address was just one of the fifteen properties owned by Mr. Fields in the city of Newport News. The mission of the James A. Fields House, Inc. is to promote the historical, educational, and cultural legacy of Americans of African heritage in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia; to support tourism In Virginia; and to restore and preserve the landmark of the first black hospital in the city of Newport News, Virginia (Whittaker Memorial Hospital) through educational programs and historical tours within the Hampton Roads area. 2009 Holiday Event: Let's Talk About KWANZAASaturday, December 12, 2009
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| Last Updated on Tuesday, 08 December 2009 13:26 |
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