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The #1619Project published online today and it is my profound hope that we will reframe for our readers the way we understand our nation, the legacy of slavery, and most importantly, the unparalleled role black people have played in this democracy. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/black-history-american-democracy.html?action=click&module=Top%2520Stories&pgtype=Homepage&auth=login-email
The conceit of the magazine is that nothing about modern American life has been left untouched by the colonists' decision to purchase that first group of enslaved Africans, that the year 1619 is as important to the American story as the year 1776.
The #1619Project is at one one of the most profoundly beautiful things I have ever seen, & also one of the most devastating. The arguments, meticulously researched, powerfully argued, make what to me is an irrefutable case that it's time to rewrite our narrative & tell the truth.
The contributors page tells a powerful story. Black writers, black poets, black photographers, original works from black artists. We are the descendants who are here to set the record straight.
And the design is haunting and beautiful. You will need time with this. It will be hard and crushing and uncomfortable. It has been 400 years. So, this is how it must be. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html
