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dec 25, 1634 - Mathias de Sousa, an indentured servant of African descent, arrives in Maryland aboard the Ark.

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He was one of the first individuals of African descent to settle in the Maryland colony. Possibly, Mathias de Sousa was the first man of African descent to participate in an Assembly in English America.

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dec 25, 1634
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~ 391 years ago