America's Roots: The 1619 Project

On Tuesday, August 13, a sold-out crowd packed the Times Center in New York City for a program marking the launch of The New York Times Magazine’s ‘1619 Project,’ which explores the continuing legacy of slavery in America. The issue, which was the brainchild of New York Times Magazine staff writer Nikole Hannah-Jones, is timed to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the arrival of 20 to 30 enslaved Africans in colonial Virginia. Many of the contributors to the issue presented and discussed their work in a two-hour program emceed by editor Jake Silverstein and Hannah-Jones. 

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America's Roots: Reframing America's History of Slavery

The 1619 Project: How Slavery Has Defined America Today

The New York Times Magazines 1619 Project attempts to reframe America's History of slavery. 

“The 1619 Project is a major initiative from The New York Times observing the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe the country’s history, understanding 1619 as our true founding, and placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of the story we tell ourselves about who we are.”

For more information go to the Pulitzer Center site.

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