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1638

A ship arrives in Boston Harbor with the first African chattel slaves in the British-American colonies.

Twenty Africans are imported by Dutch merchants to Jamestown, Virginia as indentured servants and sold to British colonists.

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1619

Twenty Africans are imported by Dutch merchants to Jamestown, Virginia as indentured servants and sold to British colonists.

1638

A ship arrives in Boston Harbor with the first African chattel slaves in the British-American colonies.