aug 20, 1619 - First Enslaved Africans Brought to British Colonies
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In 1619, the first recorded group of enslaved Africans was brought to the British colonies in North America, arriving at Point Comfort, in the English colony of Virginia. This event marked the beginning of a systematized practice of chattel slavery in British North America, which would have profound social, economic, and political impacts on the developing colonies and future United States.Added to timeline:
Date:
aug 20, 1619
Now
~ 407 years ago