#1619project

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So, one leftist after anotherwrites in to mock the #1776Commissionby claiming that George Washington seems to have drowned #puppies …/…#1619Project@nytimes#PulitzerPrize @PulitzerPrizes@nhannahjones@1776Unites@TopUnTaughts 1/ What is am

Dr. Hilary Green

HilaryGreen77

A short thread on books to read instead of a certain report. Du Bois's last chapter of Black Reconstruction is quite appropriate. As a Harvard PhD, I think that he

Andre M. Perry

andreperryedu

Trump & the #GOP's attacks on objective truth & science aren't novel. Racism, which transcends political party, has been a symptom & cause of these affronts. Race itself was shaped

Ida Bae Wells

nhannahjones

If you’ve heard me talk about the genesis of the #1619project then you know I first came across the date 1619 in a one-semester high school Black studies class. That

Gail Cornwall

gailcornwall

On the importance of representation: When I mentioned something about how the mayor's words will affect her reelection chances, my soon-to-be stepdaughter, 16, said, "Aren't mayors mayor until they die?"

Ida Bae Wells

nhannahjones

This is long, but quite satisfying, and for the casual but informed reader of history who wondered how the #1619Project could possibly push back against the "factual" critiques of eminent

Caleb McDaniel

wcaleb

Part of what the #1619Project tries to do, especially lead essay by @nhannahjones, is expand our notion of who counts as "the Founders." James Forten didn't see slavery as a

Eric Weinstein

EricRWeinstein

The Pulitzer Prize winning #1619Project. Phase II commences with the toppling of slave owner George Washington.Let’s skip to the end shall we: what are you going to do with all

Amos of Judah

AmosofJudah1

A few honest questions for those concerned re: how we teach our children about America’s history, particularly on the issue of racism:- What does “love my country” mean?- Can we

Kevin M. Levin

KevinLevin

This is the first time I've seen the Black Confederate myth dredged up in a major newspaper to counter @nhannahjones and the #1619Project. Unfortunately, Chilton Williamson Jr. gets a little

Hakeem Jefferson

hakeemjefferson

When you buy into the fantasy that America=white, criticisms of the nation are read as criticisms of the self. The 1776 Commission is not about defending "the greatness of the

Ben Railton

AmericanStudier

So as my fellow #twitterstorians have documented quite potently, the #1776Commission report is propagandistic white supremacist nonsense. But I might be most offended by its depiction of education & educators,

Dr. Karin Wulf

kawulf

Much as I love an origins story rooted in the awesome power of the William & Mary Quarterly, this essay is problematic in at least 3 ways and in how

DREW DANIEL

DDDrewDaniel

If you want to understand why boomer accusations of millenial "entitlement" are so enraging, take a look at this chart. (if it was just a matter of investments rising in

Jasmine Lane 🐢🐘

MsJasmineMN

You might see an 'essay' going around today about 'the value of knowledge'. I'm not linking it, but I've taken out a few paragraphs that need to be reckoned with.

Michael Wille

michaelquotes1

Told my uncle two days ago that the mob would come for Washington and Jefferson nexthttps://twitter.com/bymikebaker/status/1273870258676264962 #JeffersonMemorial #WashingtonMonument And there it is https://twitter.com/joshrobin/status/12737

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