Question

In the first few seconds of the video, Hannah-Jones is reading lines from her introductory essay to The 1619 Project. To whom is she referring when she says “our people were born on the water”?​

Answer 1

She is refering to African Slaves who were traded to Native America through ship in 1619.

Step-by-step explanation:

'The 1619 Project' is a continuing project initiated by The New York Times Magazine. The project is directed by Nicole Hannah-Jones, a Pultizer Prize winner. It is a reciprocative episodic project in which Nicole shares the true beginning of the US from Native America after the first arrival of African Slaves in 1619.

In the first episode, first few seconds of the video, Nicole Hannah-Jones uses phrase 'our people were born on the water' which refers to the African Slaves who were brought to Native America through ship.

In the episode, Hannah-Jones claim that the history of US has it's origin even before 1775, when it was declared an independent state, back to 1619, when first African Slaves numbering more than 20 were brought to Virginia Colony.

By using phrase 'our people were born on the water' she is referring to the first African slaves who touched the ground of Virginia, Native America in 1619.