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August 20, 1619: First Enslaved Africans Land in Jamestown, Virginia [VIDEO]

ALmost 400 years ago, the first enslaved Africans arrived in the Virginia colony at Point Comfort on the James River. Spanish records suggest that the enslaved Africans were captured in the Portuguese colony of Angola. Although they were placed on board a ship bound for Mexico, they were ultimately stolen by two English Ships: the […]

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