African_Americans_in_Virginia

African Americans in Virginia

African Americans in Virginia

Racial group in the US state

African Americans are the largest racial minority in Virginia. According to the 2010 Census, more than 1.5 million, or one in five Virginians is "Black or African American". African Americans were enslaved in the state.[3] As of the 2020 U.S. Census, African Americans were 18.6% of the state's population.[4]

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History

Slave auction in Virginia, 1861
Further information: History of Virginia

The first twenty African slaves from Angola landed in Virginia in 1619 on a Portuguese slave ship.[5] Lynchings, racial segregation and white supremacy were prevalent in Virginia.[6] The first African slaves arrived in the British colony Jamestown, Virginia and were then bought by English colonists.[7]

Great Dismal Swamp maroons fled to swamps in Virginia to escape slavery.[8]

Notable People

See also

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References

  1. [1]
    "Black Population by State".
  2. [2]
    "Religious Landscape Study".
  3. [3]
    Claibourn, Michele P. "Blacks in Virginia: Demographic Trends in Historical Context" (PDF). Weldon Cooper Center. University of Virginia. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  4. [4]
    VIRGINIA: 2020 Census
  5. [5]
    Virginia is the birthplace of American slavery and segregation — and it still can't escape that legacy
  6. [6]
    Virginia is the birthplace of American slavery and segregation — and it still can't escape that legacy
  7. [7]
    First Enslaved Africans Arrive in Jamestown Colony
  8. [8]
    Petit Marronage in the Great Dismal Swamp


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