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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 ...

Four hundred years ago, on May 14, 1607, 108 men and boys stepped ashore at Jamestown, Virginia. Over the next fifteen years, the Virginia Company of London sent four or five thousand more colonists.

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Though Jamestown and the Virginia Colony that grew from it had found financial success, it faced a difficult future. The road ahead would not be easy for the colonists or those they exploited.

1622 The Commonwealth of Virginia is hosting an ambitious 400th birthday bash on May 11-13 to commemorate Jamestown as England's first permanent colony in North America. That festive weekend is ...