The Evolution of Slavery in Virginia, 1619 to 1661 •

As you will see below, historians agree that the first twenty Africans landed in Virginia in 1619. What is in dispute is their exact status. Were they enslaved people from the beginning of their arrival or did they have some other status? Historian Malik Simba … Read MoreThe Evolution of Slavery in Virginia, 1619 to 1661

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The One-Drop Rule and Racial Identification By Whites, Blacks

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Much of what we've been told about Virginia's 1619 first Africans is wrong • Virginia Mercury

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