In 1619, a group of thirty-two African men, women and children arrived on the shores of Virginia. They had been kidnapped in the royal city of Kabasa, Angola, and forced aboard the Spanish slave ship the San Juan Bautista. The ship was attacked by privateers, and the captives were taken by the English to their New World colony. This group has been shrouded in controversy ever since. Historian Ric Murphy documents a fascinating story of colonialism, treason, piracy, kidnapping, enslavement and English law.

The award-winning book, "Freedom Road: An American Family Saga from Jamestown to World War," is an historic account of America’s oldest recorded African American family, and their participation and rich contributions to American history over a four hundred year period.