The first Africans to arrive in Virginia in 1619 were likely thought of as indentured servants by the colonists,rather than as slaves.

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Indentured servitude was a common labor system in the early English colonies and it is believed that the first Africans who arrived in Virginia were initially treated as indentured servants rather than slaves. However, over time, the legal status and treatment of African people in Virginia and throughout the American colonies evolved to become based on race and chattel slavery became the dominant system of labor.

The First Africans to Arrive in Virginia in 1619 Were