1619 Project - Supporting Articles (4 tabs)

T The 1619 anniversary: 5 things people still get wrong about slavery - Vox

We asked historians to debunk slavery’s greatest myths.

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1 1619: The Year That Shaped America | AMERICAN HERITAGE

Four hundred years ago this year, two momentous events happened in Britain’s fledgling colony in Virginia: the New World’s first democratic assembly convened, and an English privateer brought kidnapped Africans to sell as slaves. Such were the conflicted origins of modern America.

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C Common misconceptions about slavery, according to historians - The Washington Post

Five essays discuss what isn’t being talked about in classrooms.

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W What students learn now about slavery in the United States - The Washington Post

For students, lessons about a toxic past open a window onto the present.

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