The first known purchase of African slaves in Maryland occurred in 1644, in Saint Mary’s County. The first documented enslaved Africans to arrive in Maryland came to St. Mary’s City in 1642.
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County: St. Mary's County
Themes: African American People and Culture, Civic Ideas and Action
Timeframes: 1607 – 1763 Colonization
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