The Journal of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society is an annual publication of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. It provides a medium for publishing original manuscripts, articles, and information on African and African American history and genealogy. The Journal is committed to documenting and preserving the African and African American experience by publishing historical and genealogical subject matter of interest to the African American family researcher and facilitating the dissemination of historical and genealogical resources that will assist in African American family research.This special edition commemorates the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Africans in British North America. The curated articles document research on a variety of topics including: the story of how and why Africans were taken from Angola and arrived in the North American British colony; the ship that carried Africans away from their homeland; and how their lives were influenced by religion and a succession of local and regional laws. Readers will learn the lineage of some of the Angolans and special ads celebrate African American families.