In August 1619, more than 20 Africans landed at Old Point Comfort, the present-day Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia. They were the first to be sold into forced labor in Colonial America, initiating the slave trade for Virginia’s tobacco crop.
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In August 1619, more than 20 Africans landed at Old Point Comfort, the present-day Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia. They were the first to be sold into forced labor in Colonial America, initiating the slave trade for Virginia’s tobacco crop.