The Misguided Focus on 1619 as the Beginning of Slavery in the U.S. Damages Our Understanding of American History on August 30, 2019 Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps 2 hrs · SMITHSONIANMAG.COM 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 Comments
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