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Four hundred years ago this year, two momentous events happened in Britain’s fledgling colony in Virginia: the New World’s first democratic assembly convened, and an English privateer brought kidnapped Africans to sell as slaves. Such were the conflicted origins of modern America.
17 Φεβ 2021 · 1619 is a pivotal date in American history for two reasons. This is why the year matters — and why it's become controversial. 1619 marks a key moment in American and African-American...
20 Αυγ 2019 · It’s a central question in African American history we are still asking. Four hundred years ago today, on August 20, 1619, the White Lion arrived at Point Comfort, near current-day Hampton.
22 Σεπ 2024 · In the summer of 1619 two significant changes occurred in the colony that would have lasting influence. One was the company’s introduction of representative government to English America, which began on July 30 with the opening of the General Assembly.
13 Αυγ 2019 · 1619. First enslaved Africans arrive in Jamestown, setting the stage for slavery in North America. Photo Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images. On or about August 20, 1619, “20 and odd”...
14 Αυγ 2019 · We asked you to share photographs and stories of your enslaved ancestors. The images and stories helped paint a picture of a too-often-erased American history.
1619. Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths. July 30. First legislative assembly in America convenes...
