Podcast
1619
3 episodesLatest Aug 31, 2019
Recorded in United States of AmericaAbout United States of AmericaEnglishNewsHistorySociety & Culture
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 anniversary of this fateful moment, it is time to tell the story.
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- Introducing ‘1619’Trailer
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 aspec…
