1619 and the First Africans in Virginia
At the Virginia Museum of History and Culture in Richmond’s exhibit on 400 years of African American history, curator Karen Sherry described the first Africans who were bought to the Virginia colony as slaves in 1619.
Description
At the Virginia Museum of History and Culture in Richmond’s exhibit on 400 years of African American history, curator Karen Sherry described the first Africans who were bought to the Virginia colony as slaves in 1619.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Describe the circumstances that brought the first Africans to the Colony of Virginia.
- According to Ms. Sherry, why do historians not know much about the first Africans who were brought to Virginia?
- Describe the events that led to Angela being brought to Virginia.
- How do the items shown in the museum illustrate the impact that west African culture had on culture in America?
- What is meant by indentured servitude? How is it different from slavery?
Additional Resources
Participants
Vocabulary
- Angola
- Artifacts
- Captive
- Codify
- Colony Of Virginia
- Culture
- Decent
- Historical Record
- Indentured
- Muster
- Ndongo Kingdom
- Portuguese
- Privateer
- Slave Trade
- Slavery
- Transatlantic
- Triangle Trade