1619: The Truth About 400 Years of Slavery Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Some of the 28 men acquitted in the lynching of Willie Earle, a black man, celebrate in the court room at Greenville, S.C., following the jury's verdict, May 21, 1947. ( AP Photo ) Produced by Polly Irungu Produced by GBH, PRX and WNYC Studios