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  2. 1619 Jamestown craftsmen strike - Wikipedia

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    The Jamestown Polish craftsmen's strike of 1619 took place in the settlement of Jamestown in the Virginia colony. [1] It was the first documented strike in North America. [ 2 ] Skilled craftsmen were sent by the Virginia Company to Jamestown to produce pitch, tar, and turpentine used for shipbuilding. [ 3 ]

  3. 1619 - Wikipedia

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    1619 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1619th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 619th year of the 2nd millennium, the 19th year of the 17th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1610s decade. As of the start of ...

  4. The 1619 Project - Wikipedia

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    The 1619 Project is a long-form journalistic revisionist historiographical work that takes a critical view of traditionally revered figures and events in American history, including the Patriots in the American Revolution, the Founding Fathers, along with Abraham Lincoln and the Union during the Civil War.

  5. 1619 is a pivotal date in American history for two reasons - AOL

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    We look to history to help us understand who we are today. Yet history is also an imperfect, often inadequate record of events. Depending on who is depicting the past, certain truths go untold ...

  6. Jamestown, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Initially, only men of English origin were permitted to vote. On June 30, 1619, in what was the first recorded strike in Colonial America, the Polish artisans protested and refused to work if not allowed to vote. [45] [46] [47] On July 21, 1619, the court granted the Poles equal voting rights. [48]

  7. To the 1619 Project: Use More Art, Less Fake History - AOL

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    The 1619 Project, prepared by the New York Times and the Pulitzer Foundation, has taken plenty of hits for factual and intellectual sloppiness and its elevation of ideology — its high-end race ...

  8. Before 1619: The secret history of the first African Americans

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    The 1619 Project is not “critical race theory.” Not only is it a reach to equate Nikole Hannah-Jones’ award-winning journalism The post Before 1619: The secret history of the first African ...

  9. Timeline of pre–United States history - Wikipedia

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    1619 – First enslaved Africans to the North American colonies arrived in Jamestown, Virginia aboard the White Lion. The House of Burgesses, the first democratically elected legislative body in English North America was formed in Jamestown. 1619 – Squanto return to northeast America after living in England.