1619 was the first slave in british north america. I don’t see what is to be gained by arguing that undeniable fact.
The point is, it wasn’t a problem caused by just the British. So why point to the date of the first British owned slaves? It’s usage is due to a narrative, not the whole story at all.
For much of what I am reading here and elsewhere, very few are denying that singular fact. What I, and others, are doing is to place that factoid into a historical matrix that the LEFT ardently desires to be ignored. This is especially important with the NY Times' "1619 Project" becoming a lead item in their progressive battle to revise the post 1619 history to have the future USofA being great SOLELY/PRINCIPALLY on the back of AfroAmerican participation, slave and post-slavery. This thrust is a definite rewrite of history and must be countered.
Whenever I hear ‘undeniable’ or ‘settled science’, or ‘all scientist agree’ I know that someone is trying to peddle bull shit for some other ulterior motive that is not readily apparent. So let’s hear all of the conversation and see what is really going on. Slavery was not invented by the U.S.. If fact, the U.S. did not exist even 1619. It was a British colony.