Book
Arrival of the first Africans in Virginia
Publication Information
Charleston, South Carolina : The History Press, 2020.
Physical Description
204 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Summary
In 1619, a group of thirty-two African men, women and children arrived on the shores of Virginia. They had been kidnapped in the royal city of Kabasa, Angola, and forced aboard the Spanish slave ship San Juan Bautista. The ship was attacked by privateers, and the captives were taken by the English to their New World colony. This group has been shrouded in controversy ever since. Historian Ric Murphy documents a fascinating story of colonialism, treason, piracy, kidnapping, enslavement and British law.
Contents
- Their arrival
- European exploration and the Bantu Empires
- The settlement of Virginia
- San Juan Bautista
- Piracy and high crimes
- The first recorded Africans
- A colony of indentures and headrights.
Subjects
- Enslaved persons > Virginia > History > 17th century
- Africans > Virginia > History > 17th century.
- African Americans > Virginia > History > 17th century.
- Slavery > Virginia > History > 17th century.
- Slavery > United States > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
- Virginia > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.