Esteban: Sixteenth-Century African Explorer of North America, 1st Edition

by Kathleen DuVal, John Duval

This collection presents the tale of Esteban, one of the earliest Africans to set foot in present-day United States. Students delve into diverse primary sources, crafting an argument centered How do accounts of Esteban's expeditions illuminate sixteenth-century North American slavery, race, and initial encounters? Considering the source limitations, what remains unknown?

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Published August 27, 2020

About the author

Kathleen DuVal is a historian of early American, Native American, and women's history. She is a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.