John Punch (c. 1605 – c. 1650) was an Angolan-born resident of the colony of Virginia who became its first legally enslaved person in British colonial America under criminal law. [2][3] In …

John Punch is one of the first servants on record to be sentenced to slavery on the grounds of race. However, he was neither the first nor the last black man to...

John Punch (fl. 1630s, living 1640) was an enslaved African who lived in the colony of Virginia. [2][3] Thought to have been an indentured servant, Punch attempted to escape to Maryland. In …

John 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 …

African 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 …

2024年2月5日 · John Punch (born 1605) was an enslaved African who lived in the colony of Virginia. Thought to have been an indentured servant, Punch attempted to escape to Maryland …

2019年8月13日 · Servants 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 …

John Punch no longer had hope for freedom. It wasn't until 1661 that a reference to slavery entered into Virginia law, and this law was directed at white servants -- at those who ran...

In this video, you will learn about John Punch, an enslaved African, and two European indentured servants that fled from their master in Virginia and escaped to Maryland. They were captured …

John Punch ( fl. 1630s, living 1640) was an enslaved African who lived in the colony of Virginia. Thought to have been an indentured servant, Punch attempted to escape to Maryland and …