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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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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
- Chris Brown
- Trey Songz
- Missy Elliott
- Booker T. Washington
- Pharrell Williams
- Wanda Sykes
- Plaxico Burress
See also
- Great Dismal Swamp maroons
- Black Southerners
- First Africans in Virginia
- History of slavery in Virginia
- Demographics of Virginia
- List of African-American newspapers in Virginia
References
- ^ "Black Population by State".
- ^ "Religious Landscape Study".
- ^ Claibourn, Michele P. "Blacks in Virginia: Demographic Trends in Historical Context" (PDF). Weldon Cooper Center. University of Virginia. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ VIRGINIA: 2020 Census
- ^ Virginia is the birthplace of American slavery and segregation — and it still can't escape that legacy
- ^ Virginia is the birthplace of American slavery and segregation — and it still can't escape that legacy
- ^ First Enslaved Africans Arrive in Jamestown Colony
- ^ Petit Marronage in the Great Dismal Swamp
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