#WilliamTucker
#BlackHistoryMonth
#100thAnniversary

Day 2

Who was #WilliamTucker?

Not much has been documented about this man, but what is known is that he was the 1st #AfricanAmerican born in the British colonies that would become the United States.

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#BlackHistoryMonth Day 2
#100thAnniversary

Have you heard of #WilliamTucker? No, not talking about the one who poisoned indigenous people at a peace meeting.

We're talking about the 1st documented #AfricanAmerican born in the colonies that became the United States.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
February 2, 2026 at 1:32 PM
#BlackHistoryMonth
#100thAnniversary
Day 2.

Vincent Tucker, President and Board Chair for The William Tucker 1624 Society, and descendant of #WilliamTucker, did an interview about the 1619 Story with William Tucker.

www.wt1624society.org

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The 1619 Story with William Tucker
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February 2, 2026 at 1:18 PM
#BlackHistoryMonth Day 2
#100thAnniversary
#WilliamTucker was the 1st Virginian born to African parents (Isabell & Antoney).

Not much was documented about his life, if he married, had children or when he died. He was named after his family's owner, Capt. William Tucker
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William Tucker (1624- ?)
William Tucker was the first person of African ancestry born in the 13 British Colonies.  His birth symbolized the beginnings of a distinct African American identity along the eastern coast of what wo...
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February 2, 2026 at 1:18 PM
#BlackHistoryMonth Day 2
#100thAnniversary

Have you heard of #WilliamTucker? No, not talking about the one who poisoned indigenous people at a peace meeting.

We're talking about the 1st documented #AfricanAmerican born in the colonies that became the United States.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
February 2, 2026 at 1:18 PM