Ranked #1
Episode 1: The Fight for a True Democracy
Episode 1: The Fight for a True Democracy
America was founded on the ideal of democracy. Black people fought to make it one.“1619” is a New York Times audio serie... Read more
23 Aug 2019
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41mins
Ranked #2
Episode 5: The Land of Our Fathers, Part 2
Episode 5: The Land of Our Fathers, Part 2
The Provosts, a family of sugar-cane farmers in Louisiana, had worked the same land for generations. When it became hard... Read more
12 Oct 2019
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36mins
Ranked #3
Episode 5: The Land of Our Fathers, Part 1
Episode 5: The Land of Our Fathers, Part 1
More than a century and a half after the promise of 40 acres and a mule, the story of black land ownership in America re... Read more
5 Oct 2019
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29mins
Ranked #4
Episode 4: How the Bad Blood Started
Episode 4: How the Bad Blood Started
Black Americans were denied access to doctors and hospitals for decades. From the shadows of this exclusion, they pushed... Read more
14 Sep 2019
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39mins
Ranked #5
Episode 3: The Birth of American Music
Episode 3: The Birth of American Music
Black music, forged in captivity, became the sound of complete artistic freedom. It also became the sound of America. On... Read more
6 Sep 2019
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34mins