Let the truth be told, Part I

Truth Be Told: Part I: Forgotten History—the Anti-slave History of America

By Ramblin’ Rose

Too bad that Nikole Hannah-Jones did not study history before publishing her 1619 project, soon to become a book.

Fortunately, Tim Barton of Wallbuilders did review original documents in order to relate the real narrative about the founding of our country. In an interview with Joshua Philipp of the Epoch Times Crossroads at the American Journey Experience Museum, opened in May 2021, Mr. Barton countered the 1619 lies with original notes from our Founding Fathers—verified information—not the “subjective truth” from the left.

In reality, there were black slaves in the Americas in the 1500s—long before 1619-but in Spanish-dominated regions of the Americas. Some may claim that the first black colony of slaves in North America was in 1619. But that is not completely accurate either. The slaves were on a Portuguese ship that fell to British pirates who transported their plunder (19 black slaves) to Jamestown, Virginia, where slavery was illegal in 1619. Consequently, they became indentured servants and gained their freedom after seven years and became landowners in America.

Only in 1653, following a legal case, did slavery become legal in Jamestown. The plaintiff was Anthony Johnson, a black man who sued for the right to own another black man as a slave for the rest of his life. That was the beginning of chattel slavery in the US.

Editor's note: This PragerU video is well worth watching: