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A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present. In late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo of twenty to thirty enslaved people from Africa. Their arrival led to the barbaric and unprecedented system of American chattel slavery that would last for the next 250 years. This is sometimes referred to as the country’s original sin, but it is more than that: It is the source of so much that still defines the United States. The New York Times Magazine ’s award-winning “1619 Project” issue reframed our understanding of American history by placing slavery and its continuing legacy at the center of our national narrative. This new book substantially expands on that work, weaving together eighteen essays that explore the legacy of slavery in present-day America with thirty-six...

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Author

Nicole Hannah-jones

Publisher

WH Allen, an imprint of Ebury Publishing

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9780753559536

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Social Science, American Studies

Rating

4.8 / 5 (13,579 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14