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Number one New York Times best seller
A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, 1619 Project: A new original story provides an in -depth revelation of the American past and the present.
Washington Post NPR Mary Claire named one of the best books of the year
At the end of August 1619, a ship rushed to the British Colony in Virginia, with a cargo of twenty to thirty people stolen from Africa. His arrival led to a barbaric and unprecedented system of American chattail slavery which will last for the next 250 years. It is sometimes known as the original sin of the country, but it is more than this: it is such a source that still defines the United States.
The New York Times Magazine award -winning “1619 Project” points redefined our understanding of American history by keeping slavery at the center of our national story and its constant legacy. This new book spreads to a large extent on the work, weaving 18 essays together that detect the heritage of slavery in the present America with 36 poems and tasks in the present America that illuminates the major moments of harassment, conflict and resistance. Essays show how the heritage of 1619 reaches politics, music, diet, traffic and citizenship to capitalism, religion and our democracy in every part of the contemporary American society.
This is a book that directly speaks at our present moment, refers to the systems of breed and caste within which we work today. This reveals the founder of our country and long-lasting truth around the construction-and the way the legacy of slavery did not end with liberation, but contemporary American life continues to shape.
Cover Image: Lorna Simpson Bicladed, 2018 Lorna Simpson. Artists and Hosar and Varth courtesy.
Read by a full artists, including:
Nicole Hannah-Jones, January Lavoy, Claudia Rankin, Nikki Fani, Genina Edwards, Dorothy Roberts, Shaina Small, Terence Hes, Khalil Jibran Muhammad, Yusaf Komunyaka, Evl. Ewing, Karen Chilton, Aaron Miles, Reginal Domin, Reginal Dofon, Reginal Dofen Matthew Desmond, Timba Jess, Tim Sables, Jaymel Baui, Cornelius Eddie, Manka Wiltz, Martha S. Jones, Daril Pinkni, ZZ Packer, Carroll Anderson, Tracy. Villarosa, Denz Smith, Terry McMillan, Anthia Butler, Rita Dove, Chemily T. Dugi, Vesley Morris, Natasha Trethway, Joshua Bennett, Chanta McCormic, Nafisa Thompson-Spiece, Ron Butler, Kevin M. Cruce, Bahni Terpin, Gaigri, Gegri, Jason Rrenalds, and Sonia Sanchhez
Customers say
Customers find the book highly informative about America’s history, with well-researched essays from historians and a full range perspective. They consider it a must-read that should be on required reading lists, praising its well-written content and thought-provoking nature, with one customer noting how it helped refine their views on several subjects. The book receives mixed reactions regarding racism, with several customers finding the portrayal of slavery heartbreaking.
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