The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
The New York Times Magazine’s award-winning 1619 Project issue reframed our understanding of American history by placing slavery and its continuing legacy at the center of our national narrative. This book substantially expands on that work, weaving together eighteen essays that explore the legacy of slavery in present-day America with thirty-six poems and works of fiction that illuminate key moments of oppression, struggle, and resistance. The essays show how the inheritance of 1619 reaches into every part of contemporary American society, from politics, music, diet, traffic, and citizenship to capitalism, religion, and our democracy itself.
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Man, So much here. I'll just say this is and should be essential reading for all. I love every moment of it. The facts spoken in this book will lead you down a path to reading other books that go much deeper into certain time periods, events, etc.
The ending was very satisfying, Nikole Hannah-Jones herself wrote that one, and it wraps up things perfectly!! Powerful!
The ending was very satisfying, Nikole Hannah-Jones herself wrote that one, and it wraps up things perfectly!! Powerful!
So much dust has been kicked up about the 1619 Project and Critical Race Theory. After reading the book version, you can see why conservatives are running scared. The collection of essays in this book will at first anger you, then break your spirit, and after rebuild it with resolve. Then like all truth, in the end, it will set you free. Free to see all the fuckery of the history they teach you in school. Informed with the knowledge to counter al...read more
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