Nikole Hannah Jones: 1619 - A New American Origin Story

Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones has devoted her career to exposing systemic and institutional racism in the United States. Chief among her work is the seminal 1619 Project published in the New York Times Magazine-and now a successful podcast and television series- which holds the year 1619 as an essential touchstone for understanding and interpreting America both historically and in the present.
Why 1619? That was the year when an English ship carrying enslaved Africans and flying the Dutch flag appeared on the horizon of Point Comfort, Virginia. It ushered in the beginning of slavery in what would become the continental U.S., bringing unprecedented anguish and hardship in the generations that followed.
The crux of the project? That no aspect of the country has been untouched by the centuries of slavery that ensued. From the contemporary economy to American popular music, 1619 implores us to radically rethink America as we know it.
And, though celebrated by many, Hannah-Jones’ work has not been without controversy, sparking both academic debate and extremist backlash. Regardless of the perspective taken, projects like 1619 force reckonings with our shared past: often uncomfortable, but always necessary. The John Adams Institute was thrilled to invite Nikole Hannah-Jones to discuss the politics of remembering.
In cooperation with Lilith Agency and Are We Europe. This event took place at the Rode Hoed in Amsterdam on June 28th, 2023. Video by Peter Gielissen of LezenTV. Poetry and music by Babs Gons and Bahghi.

[@justmyopinion9883]

Thank you for sharing this very informative conversation with one of my favorite writers, Nikole Hannah Jones. I could listen to her for hours. ❤️

[@mka1967]

PREACH. NIKOLE!!!!!

[@mrpearson1230]

12:55 starting point

[@LoveyDovey-zt3oe]

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[@user-ev9to4xx2o]

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[@cherylnagy126]

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[@fearlessjoebanzai]

What you should understand is that slavery was a worldwide problem with all "races" being slaves at one time or another. "White" Westerners were the first major culture to abolish it - not only in their own lands but forced the rest of the world to stop it as well. The British had to stop the Dahomies(?) from stealing other people from Africa and selling them wholesale.

[@geekmeee]

This may be true… But how many of the other slaves were from countries founded on ideals. Plus, if God gave equality when one is born… Then somebody must be taking it away, systematically.

[@mrpearson1230]

#1. The first sentence was a true statement that highly minimizes the actuality of the brutality Africans had endured. Taken from their land, forced labor, chattel slavery by using black women's bodies for breeding the continuation after it was constitutionally abolished in 1808 in a nation built on the promise of "All men are created equal" which happened NOWHERE ELSE in any other country ever! This is why reading is so important! #2. Mexico, Britain, France, and Denmark had all abolished slavery before the United States adopted the 13th Amendment in 1865. In fact the U.S was one of the last to abolish slavery. Brazil was the last in 1888!

[@ludlowaloysius]

A defensive wall of excuses saying nothing.

[@andrewjohnson8232]

Perhaps the next time you report a crime to the police, you would be satisfied with the respons " there have always been crimes everywhere, not just here, and we have the most progressive laws to defend people against crime in history". Yes all true, now what has that got to do with the fact that you are reporting a crime? Apply your reasoning to the holocaust, including the long and universal history of like incidents which can be cited, the fact that the Hebrew texts themselves contain divine mandates for like action, and the fact that Germany has the most stringent laws against antisemitism and nzsm. Same argument, so run with it and let's see how far you get. Transantlantic slavery was a horror which was arrested, but has never been properly prosecuted and continues to exert its power over modern economics, politics, social and personal attitudes. Saying that it is not the only historical slavery is a completely pointless response.

[@geekmeee]

@@andrewjohnson8232 Nice distraction or is that deflection? Look over here!