Why was first boatload of slaves brought directly from africa to the america important in the history? and what effect does have on america today?

The reason why the first boatload of slaves brought directly from Africa to the americas is important in history is because it set a precedent on which decades of slave trafficking was based--leading the the death and exploitation of thousands of humans. Today in America, tensions between races are still felt as a result of this. 

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