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> The 1619 Project is a major initiative from The New York Times observing the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe the co
by portmanteaufu 7y ago
> The 1619 Project is a major initiative from The New York Times observing the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe the country’s history, understanding 1619 as our true founding, and placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of the story we tell ourselves about who we are.
- animosity-kills 7y agoGreat, so the old grudges never die. We all stay angry forever. We all retain a constant, simmering outrage at the ghosts of the past, and unpack them for each morning's two minute hate. If you're brandishing your weapons, so too am I.
- sdinsn 7y ago"The 1619 Project" doesn't seem to be about being angry. Just education about the impact that slavery had in early America.
- mcguire 7y ago"The past is never dead. It's not even past." William Faulkner. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_for_a_Nun#'The_past' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_for_a_Nun#'The_past')