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2 days ago · Slavery existed in the United States from its founding in 1776 and became the main cause behind the country's bloody Civil War.
This article is about slavery from the founding of the United States in 1776. For the colonial period, see Slavery in the colonial history of the United States. For modern illegal slavery, see Human trafficking in the United States. For modern legal forced labor, see Penal labor in the United States.
Jun 19, 2017 · Truth: Only a little more than 300,000 captives, or 4-6 percent, came to the United States. The majority of enslaved Africans went to Brazil, followed by the Caribbean. A significant number of...
Aug 19, 2019 · The 1619 Project examines the legacy of slavery in America. Read all the stories. Artwork by Deb Bishop. Four hundred years after enslaved Africans were first brought to Virginia, most...
Slavery in the United States. Black slaves played a major, though unwilling and generally unrewarded, role in laying the economic foundations of the United States—especially in the South. Blacks also played a leading role in the development of Southern speech, folklore, music, dancing, and food, blending the cultural traits of their African ...
