1619? 1311? Or 1312?: The 1312 Project and Africans in America Before Columbus

With vocal impressions of famous Black historical leaders and the fusion of history, spoken word and hip-hop, author, scholar and orator Maurice Miles Martinez (MC Brotha Miles) discusses 1619 A.D. and if it is the earliest year that Africans arrived in the Americas. He suggests that 1311 or 1312 A.D. should be used instead of 1619. He concludes with a powerful poem and also a rap.