[M]ore importantly to force us to grapple with what it means that slavery is one of the oldest institutions in our country that few things outdate African slavery and yet we've treated this as a marginal story so at its heart the 1619 project is the story of America told through the lens of slavery. - Nikole Hannah-Jones The goal of the 1619 Project is to create the narrative that America is founded on slavery therefore the capitalist system that America (partially) practices should be abandoned. It turns out, slavery is the least unique thing about America. Here is a translation of four...
















