Timeline of African-American history

1526 * The first African slaves in what would become the present day United States of America arrived on August 9, 1526 in Winyah Bay, South Carolina. Spaniard Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón led around six hundred settlers, including an unknown number of slaves there, in an attempt to start a colony. The attempt failed after a month and Ayllón moved the colony, including the slaves, to what is now the state of Georgia. This colony also failed but slavery would continue in Georgia until 1865. 1565

Timeline of African-American history

1526 * The first African slaves in what would become the present day United States of America arrived on August 9, 1526 in Winyah Bay, South Carolina. Spaniard Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón led around six hundred settlers, including an unknown number of slaves there, in an attempt to start a colony. The attempt failed after a month and Ayllón moved the colony, including the slaves, to what is now the state of Georgia. This colony also failed but slavery would continue in Georgia until 1865. 1565