List: 1619 Project | Curated by Will Shetterly | Medium

Mar 13, 2023

5 stories

1619 Project

Will Shetterly

Race: A Very Short History of a Very Bad Idea

(originally: Race: Born with the USA)

Feb 9, 2022

Race: A Very Short History of a Very Bad Idea

Feb 9, 2022

Will Shetterly

Sorry, 1619 Project—The first legal slaveowner in the American colonies was black

Why isn’t everyone who is obsessed with race and slavery in the US talking about Anthony Johnson? Why isn’t the 1619 Project called the…

Sep 13, 2021

Sorry, 1619 Project—The first legal slaveowner in the American colonies was black

Sep 13, 2021

Will Shetterly

Why I Love Frederick Douglass and the 1619 Project Tried to Erase Him

Frederick Douglass is the most important black American and one of the most important abolitionists of the 19th century. I admire him for…

Nov 22, 2021

Why I Love Frederick Douglass and the 1619 Project Tried to Erase Him

Nov 22, 2021

Will Shetterly

The Dedicated Ignorance of Nikole Hannah-Jones and the 1619 Project

Perhaps the most important thing to understand about Nikole Hannah-Jones is that she’s a member of the black bourgeoisie who suffers from…

Sep 16, 2021

The Dedicated Ignorance of Nikole Hannah-Jones and the 1619 Project

Sep 16, 2021

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