In August of 1619, a ship carrying more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in the English colony of Virginia. America was not... more
The Provosts, a family of sugar-cane farmers in Louisiana, had worked the same land for generations. When it became harder... more
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Black Americans were denied access to doctors and hospitals for decades. From the shadows of this exclusion, they pushed to... more
Black music, forged in captivity, became the sound of complete artistic freedom. It also became the sound of America. On... 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
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