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Bookmark or Share- John Punch - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework HelpAfrican indentured servant John Punch became the first Black man in Virginia to be sentenced to slavery for life. The court imposed this punishment in 1640 after Punch tried to escape his labor contract.
- First enslaved Africans arrive in Jamestown, setting the ... - HISTORYServants of African origin were oftentimes forced to continue working after the end of their contract, and in 1640 a Virginia court sentenced rebellious servant John Punch to a lifetime of...
- John Punch Court Decisions and the Advent of Slavery in VirginiaJohn Punch became the first African sentenced to slavery for life by law in Virginia. In this lesson, students will explore the 1640 John Punch court decision and examine related primary sources in an effort to better comprehend the evolution of racialized slavery in Virginia.
- THE JOHN PUNCH COURT DECISIONS AND THE ADVENT OF SLAVERY IN VIRGINIAJohn Punch became the first African sentenced to slavery for life by law in Virginia. In this lesson, students will explore the 1640 John Punch court decision and examine related primary sources in an effort to better comprehend the evolution of racialized slavery in Virginia.
- John Punch Wasn't the First Slave in America -- Just the First Slave in ...Researchers should have identified the “colonies,” because the date they named for the first slave -- 1640, when John Punch was sentenced to a lifetime of perpetual slavery in Virginia -- was...
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