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[[File:800px-NewYorkTimes.svg.png|right|200px|thumb|The New York Times]] [[Psuedohistory]]

[[File:800px-NewYorkTimes.svg.png|right|200px|thumb|The New York Times]]

'''The 1619 Project''' is an ongoing endeavor of collecting and crafting [[pseudohistory]] developed by ''[[The New York Times]]'', with the goal of "reframing"<ref>[https://www.si.edu/events/1619 The 1619 Project: A Symposium On Reframing History], [[Smithsonian Institute]]</ref> [[American history]] exclusively around slavery and racism.  The project has received significant praise from [[Marxist]]s, politicians, activists, and journalists, but consistent criticism from historians. The project was founded by New York Times columnist Nikole Hannah-Jones in 2019 and saw a surge in popularity in 2020 in the wake of the civil unrest that stemmed from the death of George Floyd. The resulting riots, theft, destruction, and general devastation to several major cities in the U.S. is something Hannah-Jones is proud of, responding that "it would be an honor" when a pundit commented that the rioting in 2020 should be named the "1619 Riots".<ref>[https://thefederalist.com/2020/06/20/nikole-hannah-jones-endorses-riots-and-toppling-statues-as-a-product-of-the-1619-project/], [[Nikole Hannah-Jones Endorses Riots And Toppling Statues As A Product Of The 1619 Project]]</ref>

'''The 1619 Project''' is an ongoing endeavor of collecting and crafting [[pseudohistory]] developed by ''[[The New York Times]]'', with the goal of "reframing"<ref>[https://www.si.edu/events/1619 The 1619 Project: A Symposium On Reframing History], [[Smithsonian Institute]]</ref> [[American history]] exclusively around slavery and racism.  The project has received significant praise from [[Marxist]]s, politicians, activists, and journalists, but consistent criticism from historians. The project was founded by New York Times columnist Nikole Hannah-Jones in 2019 and saw a surge in popularity in 2020 in the wake of the civil unrest that stemmed from the death of George Floyd. The resulting riots, theft, destruction, and general devastation to several major cities in the U.S. is something Hannah-Jones is proud of, responding that "it would be an honor" when a pundit commented that the rioting in 2020 should be named the "1619 Riots".<ref>[https://thefederalist.com/2020/06/20/nikole-hannah-jones-endorses-riots-and-toppling-statues-as-a-product-of-the-1619-project/], [[Nikole Hannah-Jones Endorses Riots And Toppling Statues As A Product Of The 1619 Project]]</ref>