At the very least, 1619 represented a landmark ... loaded onto a Portuguese slave ship called the São João Bautista (more commonly known as the San Juan Batista). That ship was en route to ...

Curated by Mary Elliott All text by Mary Elliott and Jazmine Hughes Aug. 19, 2019 Sometime in 1619, a Portuguese slave ship, the São João Bautista, traveled across the Atlantic Ocean with a hull ...