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A lot of directories of antiracist texts and tools have mentioned the 1619 Project, and I& #39;m gonna add my voice to that, with some additional context for folks who missed it the first time around. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interacti... (1/)
If you grew up in the United States in the 20th or 21st centuries, it& #39;s easy to miss just how thoroughly slavery is the foundation of every structure in our society. I had hella solid history teachers who didn& #39;t shy away from the subject, and I STILL had very little idea. (2/)
The 1619 project is an incredibly detailed, systematic, and--critically--ACCESSIBLE deconstruction of the ways that slavery defined--and its legacy continues to define--America. (3/)
And it is INCREDIBLY relevant to every factor of what& #39;s happening right now. Police violence. The human and economic impact of COVID-19. Basically: To what extent the cracks go back to a common point, it& #39;s this. (4/)
If all of this seems like A Lot to Dive Into--which it is--I& #39;d recommend starting with Matthew Desmond& #39;s brilliant examination of how slavery informed the brutality of modern capitalism in both philosophy and practice: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/slavery-capitalism.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interacti... (5/)
