The 17th-century slave ship roots of country music Published: Aug. 02, 2019, 7:13 a.m. Billy Ray Cyrus, left, and Lil Nas X perform "Old Town Road" at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 23, 2019, at ...

Dr. Dina Bennett, senior curator at the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville, said country music can trace its roots back to 17th-century slave ships, where captors made Africans ...

Dr. Dina Bennett, senior curator at the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville, Tenn., said country music can trace its roots to 17th-century slave ships, where captors made ...

A statue of a 17th-century slave trader that was toppled by anti-racism protesters in Bristol, England, ... which was once the U.K.’s biggest port for slave ships.

Archaeology 'Pirate' shipwrecks that sank in 1710 off Costa Rica are actually remains of Danish slave ships . ... Eerily well-preserved 17th-century ship found in the dark waters of the Baltic Sea.

Dina Bennett, senior curator at the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville, said country music can trace its roots back to 17th-century slave ships, where captors made Africans ...