THE 1619 PROJECT: A NEW AMERICAN ORIGIN STORY
By Nikole Hannah-Jones
Synopsis
A dramatic expansion of a ground breaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present. 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."1619 Project" issue reframed our understanding of American history by placing slavery and its continuing legacy at the centre of our national narrative.
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| Narrator | Nikole Hannah-Jones |
|---|---|
| Length | 19hrs |
| Catalogue No. | 16356 |
| Publisher | Virgin Digital; 2021 |