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'''The 1619 Project''' is a collection of [[revisionist history]] developed by ''[[The New York Times]]'' to "reframe" (in their words)<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html The 1619 Project]</ref> [[American history]] exclusively around slavery and racism. | '''The 1619 Project''' is a collection of [[revisionist history]] developed by ''[[The New York Times]]'' to "reframe" (in their words)<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html The 1619 Project]</ref> [[American history]] exclusively around slavery and racism. | ||
| − | The work has been roundly criticized, including by prominent historians James Oakes,<ref>[https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/18/oake-n18.html An interview with historian James Oakes on the New York Times’ 1619 Project]</ref> Gordon S. Wood,<ref>[https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/28/wood-n28.html An interview with historian Gordon Wood on the New York Times’ 1619 Project]</ref> Victoria Bynum,<ref>[https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/30/bynu-o30.html Historian Victoria Bynum on the inaccuracies of the New York Times 1619 Project]</ref> James McPherson,<ref>[https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/14/mcph-n14.html An interview with historian James McPherson on the New York Times’ 1619 Project]</ref> and Richard Carwardine.<ref>[https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/31/carw-d31.html Oxford historian Richard Carwardine on the New York Times’ 1619 Project]</ref> | + | The work has been roundly criticized,<ref>Lowry, Rich (January 3, 2020). [https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/01/1619-project-top-historians-criticize-new-york-times-slavery-feature/ Historians Roast the 1619 Project]. ''National Review''. Retrieved January 5, 2020.</ref> including by prominent historians James Oakes,<ref>[https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/18/oake-n18.html An interview with historian James Oakes on the New York Times’ 1619 Project]</ref> Gordon S. Wood,<ref>[https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/28/wood-n28.html An interview with historian Gordon Wood on the New York Times’ 1619 Project]</ref> Victoria Bynum,<ref>[https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/30/bynu-o30.html Historian Victoria Bynum on the inaccuracies of the New York Times 1619 Project]</ref> James McPherson,<ref>[https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/14/mcph-n14.html An interview with historian James McPherson on the New York Times’ 1619 Project]</ref> and Richard Carwardine.<ref>[https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/31/carw-d31.html Oxford historian Richard Carwardine on the New York Times’ 1619 Project]</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:38, January 6, 2020
The 1619 Project is a collection of revisionist history developed by The New York Times to "reframe" (in their words)[1] American history exclusively around slavery and racism.
The work has been roundly criticized,[2] including by prominent historians James Oakes,[3] Gordon S. Wood,[4] Victoria Bynum,[5] James McPherson,[6] and Richard Carwardine.[7]
References
- ↑ The 1619 Project
- ↑ Lowry, Rich (January 3, 2020). Historians Roast the 1619 Project. National Review. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- ↑ An interview with historian James Oakes on the New York Times’ 1619 Project
- ↑ An interview with historian Gordon Wood on the New York Times’ 1619 Project
- ↑ Historian Victoria Bynum on the inaccuracies of the New York Times 1619 Project
- ↑ An interview with historian James McPherson on the New York Times’ 1619 Project
- ↑ Oxford historian Richard Carwardine on the New York Times’ 1619 Project