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The 1619 Project is a long-form journalistic revisionist historiographical work that takes a critical view of traditionally revered figures and events in American history, including the Patriots in the American Revolution, the Founding Fathers, along with Abraham Lincoln and the Union during the Civil War.
Aug 14, 2019 · In August of 1619, a ship appeared on this horizon, near Point Comfort, a coastal port in the English colony of Virginia. It carried more than 20 enslaved Africans, who were sold to the colonists.
Apr 30, 2024 · The 1619 Project, a celebrated and controversial multimedia journalism series that reframes U.S. history around African American experiences, particularly slavery and its legacy in contemporary American life.
Nov 9, 2021 · The 1619 Project made the provocative case that the start of the African presence in the English North American colonies could be considered the moment of inception of the United States of...
Nov 15, 2021 · THE 1619 PROJECT. A New Origin Story. Edited by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman and Jake Silverstein. Has a book ever come into the world when at least four other books...
The 1619 Project launched in August 2019 with a special issue of The New York Times Magazine, including essays and creative works by journalists, historians, and artists. The project illuminates the legacy of slavery in the contemporary United States, and highlights the contributions of Black Americans to every aspect of American society.
The 1619 Project: With Nikole Hannah-Jones. Connects the centrality of slavery in history with an unflinching account of brutal racism that endures in so many aspects of American life today.
