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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.

Episodes

Episode 5: The Land of Our Fathers, Part 2

Oct 12 2019 • 38 MIN

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, di...

Episode 5: The Land of Our Fathers, Part 1

Oct 5 2019 • 31 MIN

More than a century and a half after the promise of 40 acres and a mule, the story of black land ownership in America remains one of loss and dispossession. June and Angie Provost, who trace their ...

Episode 4: How the Bad Blood Started

Sep 14 2019 • 41 MIN

Black Americans were denied access to doctors and hospitals for decades. From the shadows of this exclusion, they pushed to create the nation’s first federal health care programs. On today’s episod...

Episode 3: The Birth of American Music

Sep 6 2019 • 36 MIN

Black music, forged in captivity, became the sound of complete artistic freedom. It also became the sound of America. On today’s episode: Wesley Morris, a critic-at-large for The New York Times.“16...

Episode 2: The Economy That Slavery Built

Aug 31 2019 • 33 MIN

The institution of slavery turned a poor, fledgling nation into a financial powerhouse, and the cotton plantation was America’s first big business. Behind the system, and built into it, was the whi...

Episode 1: The Fight for a True Democracy

Aug 23 2019 • 44 MIN

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 ny...