THE 1619 PROJECT : A NEW AMERICAN ORIGIN STORY

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In late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo of twenty to thirty enslaved people from Africa.

Their arrival led to the barbaric and unprecedented system of American chattel slavery that would last for the next 250 years. This is sometimes referred to as the country's original sin, but it is more than that. It is the source of so much that still defines the United States.

This "1619 Project" issue reframed our understanding of American history. It places slavery and its continuing legacy at the center of our national narrative.

This new book substantially expands on that work. It weaves together eighteen essays that explore the legacy of slavery in present-day America. It also contains thirty-six poems and works of fiction that illuminate key moments of oppression, struggle, and resistance. The essays show how the inheritance of 1619 reaches into every part of contemporary American society. It goes from politics, music, and citizenship to capitalism, religion, and our democracy itself. This is a book that speaks directly to our current moment, contextualizing the systems of race and caste within which we operate today.

It reveals long-glossed-over truths around our nation's founding and construction. But also the way that the legacy of slavery did not end with emancipation, but continues to shape contemporary American life.

The 1619 Projet : A New American Origin Story - Nikole Hannah-Jones - 9780753559550 - 18.50€