Equal Justice Initiative on Mythryl: “On this day in 1619, traffickers brought the first enslaved Africans…”

On this day in 1619, traffickers brought the first enslaved Africans to a Virginia colony on the James River. They sold some enslaved people for food and sold others to white enslavers in Jamestown.

calendar.eji.orgAug. 20, 1619 | Traffickers Bring First Enslaved Africans to Jamestown, VirginiaLearn more about our history of racial injustice.

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