John Hope Franklin Quote

It was never any different. It has been the same since 1619. That was when the first ships arrived from West Africa with blacks on them. We got off to a bad start right then!


New York Times Magazine (September 18, 2005)


It was never any different. It has been the same since 1619. That was when the first ships arrived from West Africa with blacks on them. We got off...

It was never any different. It has been the same since 1619. That was when the first ships arrived from West Africa with blacks on them. We got off...

It was never any different. It has been the same since 1619. That was when the first ships arrived from West Africa with blacks on them. We got off...

It was never any different. It has been the same since 1619. That was when the first ships arrived from West Africa with blacks on them. We got off...