Slave Trade By Samuelmw Period: Jan 1, 1600 to Jan 1, 1900 1600-1900 1619 First Africans brought to English America 1745 Olaudah Equiano born 1789 Olaudah Equiano publishes his first book Mar 31, 1797 Olaudah Equiano Died 1808 U.S. Congress bans slaves importation 1833 Slavery Abolition in Great Britain 1839 U.S. Navy seizes the Spanish slave ship Amistad Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation 1865 Thirteenth Amendment in the U.S.