A review by beldaran1224
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones

challenging emotional informative slow-paced

5.0

This book is organized incredibly well, breaking up heavy chapters focused on single aspects or topics related to the history of black folk in America with smaller vignettes of related poetry or "fiction" readings based off of historical events. The audio is fully cast and beautifully narrated, with most (all?) of the chapters being read by the person who penned it.

It covers so many aspects of racism in America, and helps to show all the many ways in which racism is institutionalized in America. A central concern is the destruction of the national founding myths taught to Americans from our earliest days in school and media.
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