David Barton tells us that despite such extensive works, many of our early black heroes and patriots are unknown today; and equally unknown is much of what occurred in black political history. That history will surprise and shock many, but it is a history based on indisputable facts and documents.Too often, only a handful of the heroes from black history are presented – much like showing only a snapshot or two out of several albums of photos. Too much information is not presented today; and often, too many conclusions are wrongly assumed from the little that is seen.
For example, while students in school early learn that the first load of slaves sailed up the James River in