When Did Racism Begin? When Did Racism Begin? The History of the International Slave Trade Year Event 1444 Prince Henry creates slave trade multiple colors - different languages, ethnicities 1453 Gomes de Zarara (royal chronicler) defines group worthy of enslavement 1525 The first voyage of enslaved people directly from Africa to the Americas. Who Trafficked Enslaved People? Britain’s slave traffickingDenmark slave traffickingFrance slave traffickingHolland slave traffickingPortugal slave traffickingSpain slave traffickingU.S. slave trafficking More InformationRacism’s ConsequencesWhat Causes RacismWhen Did Racism Begin?Solutions