A review by encyclopediabritanika
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by New York Times Company, Nikole Hannah-Jones

5.0

This book is a stunner and I consider required reading for all Americans. Broken into chapters written by different authors on varied topics with poems and letters as interstitials, it tells a compelling and accurate story of how all the things we know and ways we live in America are driven by race. Democracy, healthcare, punishment, inheritance, traffic patterns - they are all examined. I don't know what else to say but we as Americans must read this and not only grapple with the ongoing racist policies that have historically and presently hurt Black Americans, but also make changes to rectify the real harm that continues.