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The initial Africans first set foot in the continent of America during or round about the age of the Egyptian Dynasties (btw 3100-2100 BC). According to recent study, it was deduced that they embarked on commerce voyages to and fro the continent supplying the channels with salt and precious metals. It is suggested that there was a great connection with the "Olmec" civilisation of Mexico.
The most recent migration was forced upon them during the hollocausts of the 16-18th Century which became known as the slave trade. African people were sold into slavery and transported by way of force into American South in 1619, by the European traders. Hundreds were cramped into the large ships, and endured hideous conditions.
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∙ 14y agoThe first Black people came to America in 1619
Actually, It has been documented that black people (or persons of African descent) have been in America as early as 1502; when they originally arrived as enslaved people in the Caribbean and in the oldest city in America - St. Augustine, FL, established circa 1565 it is said that those enslaved people ended up intermarrying into the Native American tribe in the area Also, the great explorers of those times Bal Boa and Cortez also had people of African descent with them on their ships. But the first named black person to set foot in America was Estevanico (an enslaved servant) who came in 1520 after a shipwreck on Galveston Island (which is now apart of Texas). Estevanico and 3 Spaniards wandered around for seven years, until they reached the Europeans of New Spain in 1536. There they heard stories of golden cities further north the Spanish sent Estevanico out with four other men including Marcos di Niza in 1539 to search for the seven cities of gold. When Estevanico reached the "first" city of old, he also lost his life although the reason is disputed between historians as whether it was for mistrust or for his demand of turquoise and women. Estevanico became the first non-Native American to see New Mexico and one of the first to walk on Texas soil.
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∙ 12y ago1501 not lieing that's when they first came to amreica
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∙ 12y agoIn 1619, a dutch ship arrived in James town Virginia. It picked up Tobacco and paid for it with 20 African Americans
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∙ 13y agoThey came in the 1700-1800s as slaves taken from their homes.
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What group of people came to America against their will?
West Africans, brought to the USA in the slave-trade
Who were the first African immigrants to America?
Slaves
Who was the first African- American Miss America?
Vanessa Williams was the first African American to be crowned Miss America. She won in 1984.
How would the emancipation proclamation have changed the life of an enslaved African American in Virginia?
The very first emancipation proclamation said that all slaves in the Confederate States of America are free, which had no effect on slaves from Virginia because it was part of the Confederacy.
When were black people slaves?
Black slavery in America began in 1619, when the first African slaves were brought to Jamestown, Virginia to work on plantations of tobacco.
Who was the first to bring africans to America as slaves?
The British (English) settlers brought the first African American slaves over. In fact, they where the only people who brought African American slaves over to America.
What group of people came to America against their will?
West Africans, brought to the USA in the slave-trade
What year were slaves first brought to North America from Africa?
By the late 1500s, the introduction of African slaves was absorbed to north America. (Scientific American)
Who were the first African immigrants to America?
Slaves
Who were the first to bring African to America as slaves?
The first African slaves were brought to the American colonies by the Spanish. They were located in the San Miguel de Gualdape colony, founded by Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon.
When were the first slaves brought to America?
1619Slavery in America began when the first African slaves were brought to the North American colony of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619, to aid in the production of such lucrative crops as tobacco.
Why were African Americans first brought to America?
To work as slaves
When did the first African slaves make there way to America?
1619
How did african slaves resist slavery?
African slaves resisted slavery in various ways, including through rebellion, escape, feigning illness or incompetence, breaking tools or working slowly, practicing their culture and religion in secret, and forming communities for support and mutual assistance. These acts of resistance demonstrated their resilience and determination to maintain their humanity and fight against their dehumanizing treatment.
Who were the first to settle in America and how?
african american
When did slaves get to America?
First Africans brought to America on 1619 where was the colonial American times.
Who was the first African- American Miss America?
Vanessa Williams was the first African American to be crowned Miss America. She won in 1984.
