1619

1619

The New York Times

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 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. “1619” is a New York Times audio series hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones. You can find more information about it at nytimes.com/1619podcast.

Categories: News & Politics

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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 a phone call changed their understanding of everything. In the finale of “1619,” we hear the rest of June and Angie’s story, and its echoes in a past case that led to the largest civil rights settlement in American history. On today’s episode: June and Angie Provost; Adizah Eghan and Annie Brown, producers for “1619”; and Khalil Gibran Muhammad, a professor of history, race and public policy at Harvard University and the author of “The Condemnation of Blackness.” “1619” is a New York Times audio series hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones. You can find more information about it at nytimes.com/1619podcast.

Previous episodes

  • 7 - Episode 5: The Land of Our Fathers, Part 2 
    Sat, 12 Oct 2019
  • 6 - Episode 5: The Land of Our Fathers, Part 1 
    Sat, 5 Oct 2019
  • 5 - Episode 4: How the Bad Blood Started 
    Sat, 14 Sep 2019
  • 4 - Episode 3: The Birth of American Music 
    Fri, 6 Sep 2019
  • 3 - Episode 2: The Economy That Slavery Built 
    Sat, 31 Aug 2019
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