Is there a podcast for 1619 Project?
For the 2020-2021 academic year, the UO Common Reading Program has chosen the 1619 Project Podcast. According to "Introducing '1619', a New York Times Audio Series.". (Aug 23, 2019) this podcast examines how slavery has transformed America, connecting past and present through the oldest form of storytelling.
Where can I listen to The 1619 Project?
1619 | Podcast on Spotify.
What is The 1619 Project trying to say?
The 1619 Project was launched in August 2019 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in colonial Virginia. In 1619, a group of "twenty and odd" captive Africans arrived in the Virginia Colony.
Who hosts 1619 podcast?
Nikole Hannah-Jones“1619” is a New York Times audio series, hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones, that examines the long shadow of American slavery.
Can you read The 1619 Project for free?
If you don't have a pdf reader, you can download one from here for free: https://get.adobe.com/reader/. Some of the visual features make the first pages of this file difficult to read.
Is The 1619 Project available as an audiobook?
Now The 1619 Project, created by Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine, is available as a full-cast audiobook read by Nikole Hannah-Jones and a cast that includes 40 (out of 53) of the book's contributors, along with an additional 14 narrators (see the cast list in its entirety at the bottom of this post) ...
Who started slavery?
Sumer or Sumeria is still thought to be the birthplace of slavery, which grew out of Sumer into Greece and other parts of ancient Mesopotamia. The Ancient East, specifically China and India, didn't adopt the practice of slavery until much later, as late as the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC.
What year did slavery end?
1865The House Joint Resolution proposing the 13th amendment to the Constitution, January 31, 1865; Enrolled Acts and Resolutions of Congress, 1789-1999; General Records of the United States Government; Record Group 11; National Archives.
What is significant about the year 1619?
Along with the the first representative legislative assembly in the New World, 1619 also marked the arrival of the first recorded Africans to English North America, the recruitment of English women in significant numbers, the first official English Thanksgiving in North America, and the entrepreneurial and innovative ...
Who wrote the book 1619?
Nikole Hannah-JonesThe 1619 Project: A New Origin Story / AuthorNikole Sheri Hannah-Jones is an American investigative journalist, known for her coverage of civil rights in the United States. In April 2015, she became a staff writer for The New York Times. Wikipedia