The ship that transported enslaved Africans to America in 1619 is known as the White Lion. It arrived at Jamestown, Virginia, carrying a cargo of kidnapped Africans, marking one of the first recorded instances of African slavery in English North America. The White Lion's arrival heralded the beginning of a dark chapter in American history, where many Africans were subjected to enslavement and harsh labor conditions. This event played a crucial role in the establishment of slavery as an institutional practice in colonial America.