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  1. Nikole Hannah-Jones’ essay from ‘The 1619 Project’ …

    The 1619 Project, named for the date of the first arrival of Africans on American soil, sought to place ‘the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very...

  2. Reading Guide for The 1619 Project Essays

    Reading Guide for The 1619 Project Essays. ed. 1. “The Idea of America” by Nikole Hannah-Jones (pages 14–26) 2. “Chained Migration” by Tiya Miles (page 22) 3. “Capitalism” by …

  3. The 1619 Project

    The 1619 Project was conceived by Nikole Hannah-Jones. In this interview, she talks about the project and the reaction to it.

  4. The 1619 Project

    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. It was developed by Nikole Hannah-Jones, writers from The New York Times, and The New York Times Magazine

  5. The 1619 Project

    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.

  6. Nikole Hannah-Jones on “The 1619 Project,” Teaching …

    She’s the creator of the landmark 1619 Project, which reframes U.S. history by marking the year 1619, when the first enslaved Africans arrived on Virginia soil, as the country’s foundational...

  7. America Wasn’t a Democracy, Until Black Americans …

    The 1619 Project is an ongoing initiative from The New York Times Magazine that began in August 2019, the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe the...

  8. '1619 Project' journalist says Black people shouldn't be …

    Hannah-Jones was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for her introductory essay. Now, the new book, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story, expands upon that initial initiative.