The 1619 Project: New York Times Magazine | Magazine Download

Mon, 05/18/2020 - 8:59am by lindseyl

This issue contains essays on different aspects of contemporary American life, from mass incarceration to rush-hour traffic, that have their roots in slavery and its aftermath. Each essay takes up a modern phenomenon, familiar to all, and reveals its history. The first, by the staff writer Nikole Hannah Jones (from whose mind this project sprang) provides the intellectual framework for the project and can be read as an introduction. 

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