By 1740 the Carolina low country had 40,000 slaves, who constituted 90 percent of the population in the region around Charleston. In all, 94,000 Africans arrived at Charleston between 1706 and 1776, which made it North Americas leading port of entry for Africans during the eighteenth century. A Swiss immigrant commented in 1737 that the region looks more like a negro country than like a country settled by white people.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 18:49:05 +0000
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