AFRICAN AMERICANS AT JAMESTOWN
"Arrival of Blacks in late August of 1619 aboard a Dutch man of war. These blacks were sold/traded into servitude for supplies. Indication by surviving wills, inventories, deeds and other documents that in some instances it was considered "customary practice to hold some Negroes in a form of life service. It should be noted that by examining these documents it was also found that some blacks were able to hold on to their status of being indentured servants, thus, eventually gaining their freedom."