1619: Slavery and the hypocrisy of ‘democracy’
6 min readAug 24, 2019
Black Americans’ country of origin is America itself.
That is the fundamental teaching of Episode 1 of 1619, the Times’ new podcast based on their 1619 Project essay series. The Times says:
The 1619 Project is a major initiative from The New York Times observing the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe the country’s…
