Life in the 13 Colonies: Colonial America Explained

Some truths about Black history and American history are uncomfortable because they challenge the simplified stories we were taught. This video explores hard to swallow facts about the transatlantic slave trade, African kingdoms and slavery, how only 3 to 5 percent of enslaved Africans were sent to the United States while roughly 95 percent were sent to Brazil and the Caribbean, and how Europe industrialized a race based system of chattel slavery. We break down the debate over whether racism cau