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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story Jenna Evans Welch A captivating novel about youngIn late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo of twenty to thirty people stolen from Africa. Their arrival led to the barbaric and unprecedented system of American chattel slavery that would last for the next 250 years. This is sometimes referred to as the countrys original sin, but it is more than that: It is the source of so much that still defines the United States. The New York Times Magazines award winning