On this day in 1619
the House of Burgesses
that is
the lower house of the colonial Virginia legislature
convened for the first time.
The state Democratic legislative caucus
and the Black Legislative Caucus
have both said they would boycott
the 400th anniversary ceremony
after it was confirmed
that President Trump
would be delivering remarks.
Virginia State Democrats
Eileen Filler-Corn
Charniele Herring
Dick Saslaw
and Mamie Locke
summed up the collective sentiment
to the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
the organization responsible
for the ongoing commemoration events
saying
"Send him back."
This poem © 2019 Emily Cooper.
