Project 1619: Setting the Narrative Straight with Calvin Pearson

Wythe Holt Discusses Racism in America

Dr. Wythe Holt is an accomplished historian, law professor and a descendant of one of Virginia's early settlers Thomas Wythe. Dr. Holt is a direct descendant of Ann Wythe, the sister of George Wythe, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He candidly discusses past and present injustices experienced by Black Americans.

We ALL Count: The US Census and Under Counting of African Americans

This episode will be a discussion on how Census information is used, and why it is so important for everyone to be counted.

Project 1619: Setting the Narrative Straight with Calvin Pearson

In 1985, Hampton resident, Calvin Pearson, came across information that contradicted the story of the first Africans and Jamestown. He then set out for the next ten years to discover the truth. As new documents, and research from the Spanish Archives, libraries and other collections were being released, he was able to combine the documents to create a blueprint from the capture to their landing at Point Comfort. In 2010, Project 1619 Inc. was formally created as a non-profit organization.