HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — A woman returned to her roots more than 400 years after her ancestors — and alongside President Joe Biden at that. In December, President Biden made history by become the first sitting president to visit the African country of Angola. His agenda included economic growth, humanitarian assistance and addressing the ties the country has to slavery. Hidden History: Special report on how Fort Monroe will commemorate arrival of first enslaved Africans https://www.wavy.com/black-history-month/road-to-reconciliation-freedoms-fortress/ With help from Rep. Bobby Scott (VA-03), Dr. Wanda Tucker was part of that delegation. "The invitation was extended, and we're delighted that Wanda Tucker and Vincent Tucker had the opportunity to tell the story," Scott said. The story the Tuckers have to tell is well over 400 years old. In 1619, her ancestors Antoney and Isabella where kidnapped in Angola and arrived here in Virginia at Point Comfort, which is now known as Fort Monroe. Tucker talked about her ancestors' beginning here in Virginia. "They gave birth to the first Black child, male child born and baptized in the English colony because it's documented. But it's not the only child, but the only documented child born and baptized," Tucker said. Website: The William Tucker 1624 Society This Monday at Fort Monroe, Tucker and her brother Vincent shared their experience of being part of the delegation headed by the president and what happened on the shores of Angola. "To stand there and talk about the atrocities cities of the slave trade, and to acknowledge we share common people, a common history, and then to partner, to move forward," Tucker said. She expressed her happiness, that during President Biden's historic trip, he acknowledged the past and is willing to invest in the future of Angola rather than staying in the past. "Take pride in your country of origin," she said. "And there's so much to be proud of. I know that there's there's such a dark history. But the fact that you're here means your ancestors survived. And they were contributors to the building of America." Related Links: Biden visits Africa for first time as president Takeaways from Biden’s Africa trip: Pardon of son Hunter overshadows official business 2019 Marked 400 Years Since Arrival of First Africans into English Colonial America by way of Point Comfort, Virginia Dr. Wanda Tucker Shared Her Journey At Rio Salado’s Black History Month Celebration