The 1619 Project has emerged as a watchword for our era — a hashtag, a talking point, a journalism case study, a scholarly mission. But within weeks, an attorney for the president was referencing the 1619 Project to attack House Democrats’ rationale for impeachment. It started when Hannah-Jones took to Twitter to scold conservatives for misrepresenting the 1619 Project — which, she insisted “does not argue that 1619 is our true founding.”But . It’s 244 years of effort by Americans — sometimes halting, but often heroic — to live up to our greatest ideal.”Times leadership took pains to praise the 1619 Project this weekend. “In fact, 1619 — and especially the work of Nikole — fill me with pride.”Hannah-Jones has fiercely defended the 1619 Project.

Source: Washington Post October 13, 2020 16:02 UTC