In the early 1500's, European coutnries began a slave trade. The slaves were the people of West Africa, and would be brought to a recently found land, America. For 300 years, millions of Africans were shipped across the Atlantic Ocean to the present day United States.
The African American Journey: From Africa to America
World Book, Retrieved April 8, 2000
http://www.worldbook.com/fun/aajourny/html/bh002.html
