The first African slaves arrived in Jamestown in 1619. Described as  Ã¢??20 and oddÃ¢??, the captives arriving aboard a Dutch ship marked  the start of the American slave trâ¦ade. Though not the institution  it would become, these persons were the first sold as involuntary  laborers.
Social Security. Calculators: Life Expectancy. When you are considering when to collect retirement benefits, one important factor to take into account is how long you might live. A man reaching age 65 today can expect to live, on average, until age 84.3. A woman turning age 65 today can expect to live, on average, until age 86.6.
Life expectancy at birth by race and sex, United StatesCDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System. In 2009, the average life expectancy of black men and women in the United States was just 75. That's roughly the same as the average life expectancy of white men and women in 1979 â 30 years earlier. The average life expectancy of black men in 2009 was just 71 (compared to 76 for white men). While such a significant gap is troubling, the 2009 black/white life expectancy gap was actually at an all-time low of 4 years. In 1950, that gap was almost twice as large.