Black History : The 1619 Project

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5 things people still get wrong about slavery
We asked historians to debunk slavery’s greatest myths

1) The myth that slaves never rebelled
Miseducation surrounding slavery in the US has led to an elaborate mythology of half truths and missing information. One key piece of missing history concerns slave revolts: Few history books or popular media portrayals of the trans-Atlantic slave trade discuss the many slave rebellions that occurred throughout America’s early history.

By Karen Turner and Jessica Machado

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Why has America taken so long to confront its dark history?

Chains and a lock attached to a wall at Mount Vernon estate, home to George Washington, first president of the United States and a slave owner: REUTERS / CARLOS BARRIA

Chains and a lock attached to a wall at Mount Vernon estate, home to George Washington, first president of the United States and a slave owner: REUTERS / CARLOS BARRIA


Andrew Buncombe
The Independent

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America's 'democratic experiment' is inextricably tied to the history of slavery

While Americans are quick to recognize Jamestown as the first episode of a continuing democratic experiment, the nation remains less willing to confront the way in which racial slavery proved crucial to the flourishing of American capitalism, democratic freedoms, and racial identity...

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<span>Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters</span>

Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters

Peniel E Joseph
The Guardian

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