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1619

1619

7 Episodes • By The New York Times • 1619.simplecast.com
In August of 1619, a ship carrying more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in the English colony of Virginia. America was not yet America, but this was the moment it began. No aspect of the country that would be formed here has been untouched by the 250 years of slavery that followed. On the 400th an ...more
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The Land of Our Fathers, Part 2
The Provosts, a family of sugar-cane farmers in Loui... more
Oct 12 2019 36m
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The Land of Our Fathers, Part 1
More than a century and a half after the promise of ... more
Oct 5 2019 29m
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How the Bad Blood Started
Black Americans were denied access to doctors and ho... more
Sep 14 2019 39m
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The Birth of American Music
Black music, forged in captivity, became the sound o... more
Sep 6 2019 34m
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The Economy That Slavery Built
The institution of slavery turned a poor, fledgling ... more
Aug 31 2019 31m
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The Fight for a True Democracy
America was founded on the ideal of democracy. Black... more
Aug 23 2019 41m
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Introducing ‘1619’
In August of 1619, a ship carrying more than 20 ensl... more
Aug 17 2019 4m
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