From 1619 on, not long after the first settlement, the need for colonial labor was bolstered by the importation of African captives. At first, like their poor English counterparts, the Africans ...

The shift from indentured servitude to racial slavery in the British colonies is evident in the development of the colonies' laws. • Virginia, 1639: The first law to exclude "Negroes" from ...

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Thirteen years after abandoning his wife and two sons by stepping out for a pack of cigarettes and never returning, deadbeat gambler Masato dies of stomach cancer. At his funeral, a motley crew of ...

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