1619

By The New York Times

Society & Culture History

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In August of 1619, a ship carrying more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in the British 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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Episode 5: The Land of Our ...

10.12.2019

The Provosts, a family of sugar-cane farmers in Louisiana, had worked the same land for generations. When it became harder and harder to keep hold of that land, June Provost and his wife, Angie, didn’t know why — and then ...

1619 episodes:

10.12.2019 Episode 5: The Land of Our Fathers, Part 2 The Provosts, a family of sugar-cane farmers in Louisiana, had worked the same land for generations. When it became harder and harder to keep hold of that land, June Provost and his wife, Angie, didn’t know why — and then ...
10.05.2019 Episode 5: The Land of Our Fathers, Part 1 More than a century and a half after the promise of 40 acres and a mule, the story of black land ownership in America remains one of loss and dispossession. June and Angie Provost, who trace their family line to ...
09.14.2019 Episode 4: How the Bad Blood Started Black Americans were denied access to doctors and hospitals for decades. From the shadows of this exclusion, they pushed to create the nation’s first federal health care programs. On today’s episode: Jeneen Interlandi, a member of The New York Times’s ...
09.06.2019 Episode 3: The Birth of American Music Black music, forged in captivity, became the sound of complete artistic freedom. It also became the sound of America. On today’s episode: Wesley Morris, a critic-at-large for The New York Times. “1619” is a New York Times audio series hosted ...
08.31.2019 Episode 2: The Economy That Slavery Built The institution of slavery turned a poor, fledgling nation into a financial powerhouse, and the cotton plantation was America’s first big business. Behind the system, and built into it, was the whip. On today’s episode: Matthew Desmond, a contributing writer ...
08.23.2019 Episode 1: The Fight for a True Democracy America was founded on the ideal of democracy. Black people fought to make it one. “1619” is a New York Times audio series hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones. You can find more information about it at nytimes.com/1619podcast. This episode includes scenes ...
08.17.2019 Introducing ‘1619’ 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 ...

1619

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1619 episodes:

Episode 5: The Land of Our Fathers, Part 2

Episode 5: The Land of Our Fathers, Part 1

Episode 4: How the Bad Blood Started

Episode 3: The Birth of American Music

Episode 2: The Economy That Slavery Built

Episode 1: The Fight for a True Democracy

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