Slavery, Timeline By SJOV23 1619 Slaves to USA The first ship with slaves came to Virginia in America, in 1619. It was 20 slaves at the ship, and this was the beginning of the slavery. The white men exploit theirs power and took the black people to slaves. Period: 1619 to 1865 Slavery Period: 1865 to 1964 Segregation Period: 1964 to 2019 øl