Listened to Nikole Hannah-Jones talk at a work event on diversity, equity and inclusion. She is an impressive, powerful speaker.
Something I learned today was really disturbing. Children of enslaved women were slaves irrespective of who their father was. Having more slaves was basically having more wealth. The white slaveowners were producing more wealth through rape but it was all legal because it wasn’t a crime to rape enslaved women. Even founding father, Thomas Jefferson treated his own children (born to his slaves) as slaves.
I have to read her ‘1619 project’ book but, it is even easier to learn about it. There is a 6 part TV documentary series based on this book coming to Hulu on January 26.