Virginia has played a significant role in Black history in the United States. It was one of the first 13 colonies and was deeply involved in the history of slavery and segregation.

Some key events and figures related to Black history in Virginia include:

1. Jamestown, Virginia was the site of the first enslaved Africans in British America, who were brought to the colony in 1619.

2. Nat Turner, an enslaved man in Virginia, led a famous rebellion in 1831 that resulted in the deaths of over 50 white people. The rebellion led to harsher slave laws in the state.

3. During the Civil War, Virginia was a key battleground state. African American soldiers from Virginia fought for the Union in the United States Colored Troops (USCT).

4. The Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) in Virginia was founded after the Civil War as an educational institution for newly freed slaves. It played a significant role in educating African Americans during the Reconstruction era.

5. Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. After the war, it became a center of African American life and culture, including the establishment of institutions like the Jackson Ward neighborhood, known as the "Black Wall Street of America."

6. Barbara Johns, a high school student in Virginia, played a key role in the desegregation of schools in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954.

7. Virginia was also the site of the Massive Resistance movement, where many white officials and citizens resisted the Supreme Court's ruling to desegregate schools.

These are just a few examples of the rich and complex history of Black Americans in Virginia. The state continues to grapple with issues of racial inequality and social justice to this day.