In August of 1619, a ship carrying more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in the English colony of Virginia. America was not... more
The institution of slavery turned a poor, fledgling nation into a financial powerhouse, and the cotton plantation was America’s first... more
America was founded on the ideal of democracy. Black people fought to make it one. “1619” is a New York Times... more
In August of 1619, a ship carrying more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in the English colony of Virginia. America was... more