#OtD 10 May 1654 an enslaved African man named Olivier Le Jeune was buried in Québec, Canada.

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#OtD 10 May 1654 an enslaved African man named Olivier Le Jeune was buried in Québec, Canada. He had been the first recorded enslaved African brought to New France. Prior to that point, all of the enslaved people in the colony were Native Americans https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8222/olivier-le-jeune-buried