Description: One World(Non-Fiction, History, Social Science) The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story Created by Nikole Hannah-Jones Shop Villagelder's Books-N-Games From the back coverIn late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo of twenty to thirty enslaved people from Africa. Their arrival led to the barbaric and unprecedented system of American chattel slavery that would last for the next 250 years. This is sometimes referred to as the country’s original sin, but it is more than that: It is the source of so much that still defines the United States. The New York Times Magazine’s award-winning 1619 Project reframed our understanding of American history by placing slavery and its continuing legacy at the center of our national narrative. This new book substantially expands on that work, weaving together ninteen essays that explore the legacy of slavery in present-day America eith thirty-six poems and workds of fiction that illuminte key moments of 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 citenship to capitalism, religion and our democracy itself.
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Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Book Title: The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
Author: Created by Nikole Hannah-Jones
Publisher: One World
Genre: History, Social Science
Topic: Ethnic Studies
