Black slaves in America reaches 75,000.

1725

1619
First slaves
brought to America

1641
Massachusetts is
the first colony
to legalize slavery

1705
Virginia Slave Code
declares all non Christian servants as slaves

1740
South Carolina passes "Nergo Act"making it illegal for slaves to move, etc.

1780
Delaware makes it illegal to enslave imported Africans

1865
Slavery is abolished