Discover how African Americans have contributed to the U.S. economy, despite historical inequalities. Explore the impact of ...

In 1619 the first black Africans came to Virginia. With no slave laws in place, they were initially treated as indentured servants, and given the same opportunities for freedom dues as whites.

In 1619 the first black Africans came to Virginia. With no slave laws in place, they were initially treated as indentured servants, and given the same opportunities for freedom dues as whites.

While historical tensions have been acknowledged, a shared solidarity and activism highlighted the relationship between ...

Black indentured servants, and white indentured servants joined forces against the governor of Virginia and burned down Jamestown. Ironically, the goal of the rebellion was to force the government ...

I always felt akin to Black people, always ... According to Liv, Robert Elliott spent part of his life as an indentured ...

Both Dulany and Noblin came to Colonial America as indentured servants, part of a system for recruiting labor to America that flourished in the Mid-Atlantic colonies of Virginia, Maryland ...