1619 Slavery

March 7, 2020 | 10:21pm | Updated March 7, 2020 | 10:22pm Enlarge Image According to 1619 Project Lead Nikole Hannah-Jones, Lincoln "opposed black equality." Juan Gonzalez/New York Post As a work of journalism, The New York Times’ 1619 Project is highly problematic. Turning it into a school curriculum is…

Leslie Harris is a Northwestern University historian who helped fact-check the 1619 Project, The New York Times's recent package of articles that recast chattel slavery as a foundational aspect of America. The project has been praised for drawing attention to underscrutinized racial inequities throughout American history. But has also attracted…

Skip to comments. Northwestern University Historian: I Warned The 1619 Project’s Author She Was Wrong About The Revolutionary War Hotair ^ | 03/06/2020 | John Sexton Posted on 03/06/2020 10:31:35 AM PST by SeekAndFind One of the most contentious claims made in the NY Times 1619 Project is the claim…

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One of the most contentious claims made in the NY Times 1619 Project is the claim that the impetus for the Revolutionary War was really an attempt to protect the institution of slavery. In her lead essay, Nikole Hannah-Jones wrote “one of the primary reasons the colonists decided to declare…

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On August 19 of last year I listened in stunned silence as Nikole Hannah-Jones, a reporter for the New York Times, repeated an idea that I had vigorously argued against with her fact-checker: that the patriots fought the American Revolution in large part to preserve slavery in North America. Hannah-Jones…

March 5, 2020 | 9:17pm Enlarge Image A bronze statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass is seen during a private viewing ahead of its unveiling at the Maryland State House, Monday, Feb. 10, 2020 in Annapolis. AP Did you ever have a life-changing teacher? I did. My high-school history teacher would…

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The Omohundro Institute for Early American History and Culture and the New York Times will present a live stream of "Slavery and the American Revolution: A Historical Dialogue," a panel discussion of the recent 1619 Project on Friday, March 6. Institute Executive Director will host a discussion featuring Annette Gordon-Reed, Eliga Gould,…