In this episode, I compare the thoughts of Harlem Renaissance writer Carter G. Woodson to the present day research and controversy surrounding the 1619 Project.

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Sources:

Graham, Bryan Arman. “Tom Cotton Calls Slavery ‘necessary Evil’ in Attack on New York Times’ 1619 Project.” The Guardian, 26 July 2020, http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/26/tom-cotton-slavery-necessary-evil-1619-project-new-york-times.

Hannah-Jones, Nikole. “1619.” The New York Times, 2019. NYTimes.com, https://www.nytimes.com/column/1619-project.

Lockwood, Frank E. Bill by Sen. Tom Cotton Targets Curriculum on Slavery. 26 July 2020, https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/jul/26/bill-by-cotton-targets-curriculum-on-slavery/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_ArkansasOnline.

Serwer, Adam. “The Fight Over the 1619 Project Is Not About the Facts.” The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2019, https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/12/historians-clash-1619-project/604093/.

Solender, Andrew. “Trump Launches 'Patriotic Education’ Commission, Calls 1619 Project 'Ideological Poison’.” Forbes, 2 Nov. 2020, https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/09/17/trump-launches-patriotic-education-commission-calls-1619-project-ideological-poison/.

“The 1619 Project (Published 2019).” The New York Times, 14 Aug. 2019. NYTimes.com, https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html, https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html.

Watson, Kathryn, and Grace Segers. Trump Blasts 1619 Project on Role of Black Americans and Proposes His Own “1776 Commission.” 18 Sept. 2020, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-1619-project-1776-commission/.

Woodson, Carter Godwin. “The Mis-Education of the Negro.” The Mis, 1933, p. 94.

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