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”?

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

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.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)