1662 – Virginia's Hereditary Slave Law mic motley/ african american history
1662 – Virginia’s Hereditary Slave Law
Backstory: Virginia enacted a law that made the status of children (slave or free) dependent on the status of the mother, thereby institutionalizing hereditary slavery.
Afro-American peoples of the Americas is used to refer to people born in the Americas who have African ancestors. Most African Americans are the descendants of Africans forcibly brought to and held captive in the United States from 1555 to 1865.
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