The 1619 Project Reframes American History Around Slavery

The New York Times Magazine published The 1619 Project, conceived by Nikole Hannah-Jones, on August 14, 2019. The project reframed American history by placing slavery and Black Americans at the center of the national narrative. It won a Pulitzer Prize in 2020. Republican politicians launched sustained attacks; multiple states introduced legislation to ban its teaching. Hannah-Jones was denied tenure at UNC-Chapel Hill in a politically motivated decision before accepting a chair at Howard University.