The Mormon church affiliate is releasing one collection a day in February to help African Americans find out more about their enslaved ancestors.
Author: E.R. Shipp, Special to USA TODAY
1619: 400 years ago, a ship arrived in Virginia, bearing human cargo
The arrival of 20 and odd enslaved Africans in 1619 has been called the beginning of U.S. slavery. It’s actually far more complicated than that.