American Slave Trade (1619-1807) (jan 13, 1619 – jul 13, 1807)
Description:
The ship 'Desire', a vessel of Colonial America's slave trade, is built and launched in Massachusetts. Part of its first cargo is a gorup of imprisoned Pequot Indians, shipped to Bermuda in exchange for "salt, cotton, tobacco, and Negroes."Source:
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/interactive/slavery-united-states/
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Date:
jan 13, 1619
jul 13, 1807
~ 188 years