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Slavery’s Bitter Roots: US Marks 400th Anniversary of Arrival of First Africans

In 1619, the first Africans were brought to colonial Virginia – in bondage – beginning more than two centuries of slavery in America

This painting by Sidney King depicts Virginia in 1619 as a frigate docks at Point Comfort bringing 20 African slaves to be trade

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African Slaves sign in Virginia

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Retracing Path of First Slaves in Virginia

Four hundred years since the first enslaved Africans arrived in Virginia, slavery remains a dark chapter in American history.

How US Slave Trade Built a New America

African American Slavery Tucker Family teaser image

Families Seek Clues About Enslaved Ancestors

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Slave Legacy Still Haunts Angola and America

Slave Legacy Still Haunts Angola and America

Slave Records in Angola Show Exploitation – and Resistance

Slave Records in Angola Show Exploitation – and Resistance

Slavery, a Fraught Subject in Angolan Classrooms

Slavery, a Fraught Subject in Angolan Classrooms

Town Hall

On Aug. 22, the Voice of America and Norfolk State University hosted an international town hall to discuss the 400th anniversary of the first Africans' landing in North America.??Meet the panelists

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Visitors Flock to Ghana for Year of the Return Events

Visitors Flock to Ghana for Year of the Return Events

Banner Depicting Influential African Americans Commemorates 400 Years of Black History

Banner Commemorates 400 Years of Black History

Students in Hampton, Virginia talk about their perceptions of slavery

American Students Ask Why Slavery Happened

How Did the First Africans Brought to America End Up in Virginia?

How Did the First Africans Brought to America End Up in Virginia?

Reporters' Notebooks

Chris Simkins: Slavery's Beginning and End Are Part of Virginia's History

Mayra de Lassalette: Visit to Native Angola Sheds New Light on Country's Past

Esha Sarai: Ghana Welcomes Everyone During 'Year of Return'

Julie Taboh: Art Brings History of African Americans to Life

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Deepak Dobhal: Kids Already Think About Race, so Include Them in the Conversation

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America's Original Sin

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African American slave family or families posed in front of wooden house on a plantation in 1862.

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