20 août 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.Ajouté au bande de temps:
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20 août 1619
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