The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

A girl is assigned a project to trace her family's roots, but she is sad to realize she does not know her family's roots. But her Grandma does, and she tells the story of a proud and happy clan in the Kingdom of Ndongo. Grandma reveals the rich culture of the people of Ndongo, and then she explains how the people were stolen from their land, taken from their land and their culture, and enslaved in a new place. She shows how the people were determined to create a new home, to make new lives for themselves in the strange new place.

The girl has a new understanding of her people and her place in the world from the stories she hears from her grandmother.