Episode 1: The Fight for a True Democracy
1619
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 of graphic violence.
Episode 5: The Land of Our Fathers, Part 2
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Episode 5: The Land of Our Fathers, Part 1
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Episode 4: How the Bad Blood Started
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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:...
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...
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...
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,...
