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 ...

Archaeologists from the First Colony Foundation ... By the late 19th century, a popular myth imagined Virginia Dare as a beautiful blond-haired and blue-eyed virgin in a wilderness filled with ...

The shift from indentured servitude to racial slavery in the British colonies is evident in the development of the colonies' laws. • Virginia, 1639: The first law to exclude "Negroes" from ...

Established in 1699 as the capital of the Virginia colony, Williamsburg is an internationally ... pivotal events in American history, from the early discussions leading to the Declaration of ...