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What you thought you knew about the beginnings of U.S. slavery may need an update

This weekend marks the 400th anniversary of the “20 and odd” African people brought to Virginia in August 1619, what most people think of as the start of slavery in the United States. But a lot of what was always taught in schools has since been debunked.

This is a reproduction of a painting,  "Landing Negroes at Jamestown from Dutch man-of-war, 1619" that was published in Harper's Monthly  Magazine in January 1901. From the Library of Congress.
This is a reproduction of a painting, "Landing Negroes at Jamestown from Dutch man-of-war, 1619" that was published in Harper's Monthly Magazine in January 1901. From the Library of Congress.Read moreLibrary of Congress