Black History by U.S. Cities began with the first arrival of Africans with the Spaniards exploring St. Augustine, Florida in 1565. The first blacks were not slaves. In fact, they were soldiers under the commission of the Spanish crown to continue exploring and colonizing the Florida Territory at that time.<\/p>\n
By 1609, the African presence increased in the area near Hampton, Virginia when the British established a colony. Then 1619, in New York City and the wretched curse of slavery spread across land taken from Native Americans. Some came as free fur trappers. The black presence formed later in northern cities after they abolished slavery. As we know, Blacks used the Underground Railroad for freedom. Other blacks migrated west to freedom and land-owning opportunities and multiple to numbers seen today. <\/p>\n
Lastly, America has seen black immigration from the Caribbean and Africa.<\/p>\n