Whatever the status of these first Africans to arrive at Jamestown, it is clear that by 1640, at least one African had been declared a slave. This African was ordered by the court "to serve his ...

We in English-speaking America sometimes think of them as the first slaves in Jamestown in 1619. But there had been many Africans in North ... to have these people arrive aboard a slave ship ...

This 13News Now documentary looks at the extraordinary story of the first Africans who arrived in English North America.

A push to allow African American studies as a history credit for Virginia high schoolers cleared a major hurdle Monday, with ...