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We're in the middle of a big shift in how Americans talk about history and race.

And it's because of a lot of things. Activist movements.

Politicians.

For much too long, the history of what took place here was told in silence.

Education and media.

You say 1619 is as important as 1776.

Yes. Our decision to buy that first group of 20 to 30 Africans would influence almost everything

that would follow after in 2019. The New York Times published the 1619 project,

which looks at the year enslaved Africans were brought to North America as a starting point

in US history. It is as foundational to who we became as a country as our decision in 1776

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