Video: '20 and Odd: Africans' Arrival in 1619'
(Friday, August 20, 1619) — The English ship White Lion docked today at Port Comfort (now Fort Monroe) in the British colony of Virginia, carrying “20 and odd” kidnapped Angolans who had been prisoners on a Portuguese ship that was captured by the White Lion’s crew. Continue reading First enslaved Africans arrive in British North America 400 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 20 1619)