1619 Slavery

Beneath the rancor of our everyday politics rages a longstanding debate instigated by professors and journalists about the convictions that truly underlie the founding and unfolding of the United States of America. The bitter clashes between politicians grab most of the headlines. But because it will shape the education of…

As a historically black institution of higher learning, Norfolk State University teaches students their history, including slavery, as they pursue career tracks such as business, engineering and technology. Founded in 1935, the school is adding the country's first master’s program in cyberpsychology this year — something that faculty members see as another tool in the educational arsenal for teaching African…

Branding Slaves, from William O. Blake’s The History of Slavery and the Slave Trade. It must have enraged the historians who signed Sean Wilentz’s open letter to the New York Times and their World Socialist Web Site (WSWS) allies to see Abraham Lincoln knocked off his pedestal. How insolent for…

The latest installment of The New York Times' 1619 Project takes a look at the largely erased built legacy of slavery in America. The article visits a collection of sites that had to be uncovered more or less through original research, as little documentation…

Although criticism of The New York Times’ 1619 Project has not yet stymied the project’s success, giants in the conservative world are beginning to forge a tactical and strategic response that will outflank the project’s stated purpose of reframing the country’s history. The 1619 Project is a series of essays…

Needless to say, I didn’t watch the Academy Awards show last night. In fact, I didn’t know it was on: Hollywood and I parted company a long time ago. But I was surprised to learn from a friend that the New York Times ran an ad, during the Oscars show,…

James Brewer Stewart, James Wallace Professor of History Emeritus, Macalester College writes extensively on the history of the American abolitionist movement, is the Founder of Historians Against Slavery, an international network of antiracist/ antislavery scholars, teachers and activists and is developing a line of activist sportswear featuring historical images and…

Alan Singer is a teacher educator and historian at Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY. Author's note: “Represent NYC” is a weekly program produced by Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN). The show’s guests usually discuss topics like affordable housing, education policy and domestic violence. I was invited to discuss the New York Times’ 1619 Project and…

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