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African Americans and Indians: A Complex History

(RVA News) โ€“ After Christopher Columbus โ€œdiscoveredโ€ America, Europeans drove the Indians from their land and even enslaved them, but it was Africans who would endure the brunt of slavery. As Virginia Indian tribes seek federal recognition, some African-American groups are focusing not on the two racesโ€™ shared history of mistreatment but on historical discrimination […]

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