The Misguided Focus on 1619 as the Beginning of Slavery in the U.S. Damages Our Understanding of American History

The year the first enslaved Africans were brought to Jamestown is drilled into students’ memories, but overemphasizing this date distorts history The post The Misguided Focus on 1619 as the Beginning of Slavery in the U.S. Damages Our Understanding of American History appeared first on The Most Influential Contemporary African Diaspora Leaders.

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