The 1619 Project Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine, Caitlin Roper, Ilena SIlverman & Jake Silverstein
SCORE
3.5
TOTAL RATINGS
591

The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine, Caitlin Roper, Ilena SIlverman & Jake Silverstein Book Summary

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER • A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present.

“[A] groundbreaking compendium . . . bracing and urgent . . . This collection is an extraordinary update to an ongoing project of vital truth-telling.”—Esquire
 
NOW AN EMMY-NOMINATED HULU ORIGINAL DOCUSERIES • FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, NPR, Esquire, Marie Claire, Electric Lit, Ms. magazine, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist

In late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo of twenty to thirty enslaved people from Africa. Their arrival led to the barbaric and unprecedented system of American chattel slavery that would last for the next 250 years. This is sometimes referred to as the country’s original sin, but it is more than that: It is the source of so much that still defines the United States.

The New York Times Magazine’s award-winning 1619 Project issue reframed our understanding of American history by placing slavery and its continuing legacy at the center of our national narrative. This book substantially expands on that work, weaving together eighteen essays that explore the legacy of slavery in present-day America with thirty-six poems and works of fiction that illuminate key moments of oppression, struggle, and resistance. The essays show how the inheritance of 1619 reaches into every part of contemporary American society, from politics, music, diet, traffic, and citizenship to capitalism, religion, and our democracy itself.

This book that speaks directly to our current moment, contextualizing the systems of race and caste within which we operate today. It reveals long-glossed-over truths around our nation’s founding and construction—and the way that the legacy of slavery did not end with emancipation, but continues to shape contemporary American life.

Featuring contributions from: Leslie Alexander • Michelle Alexander • Carol Anderson • Joshua Bennett • Reginald Dwayne Betts • Jamelle Bouie • Anthea Butler • Matthew Desmond • Rita Dove • Camille T. Dungy • Cornelius Eady • Eve L. Ewing • Nikky Finney • Vievee Francis • Yaa Gyasi • Forrest Hamer • Terrance Hayes • Kimberly Annece Henderson • Jeneen Interlandi • Honorée Fanonne Jeffers • Barry Jenkins • Tyehimba Jess • Martha S. Jones • Robert Jones, Jr. • A. Van Jordan • Ibram X. Kendi • Eddie Kendricks • Yusef Komunyakaa • Kevin M. Kruse • Kiese Laymon • Trymaine Lee • Jasmine Mans • Terry McMillan • Tiya Miles • Wesley Morris • Khalil Gibran Muhammad • Lynn Nottage • ZZ Packer • Gregory Pardlo • Darryl Pinckney • Claudia Rankine • Jason Reynolds • Dorothy Roberts • Sonia Sanchez • Tim Seibles • Evie Shockley • Clint Smith • Danez Smith • Patricia Smith • Tracy K. Smith • Bryan Stevenson • Nafissa Thompson-Spires • Natasha Trethewey • Linda Villarosa • Jesmyn Ward

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Book Name The 1619 Project
Genre U.S. History
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Language English
E-Book Size 27.31 MB

The 1619 Project (Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine, Caitlin Roper, Ilena SIlverman & Jake Silverstein) Book Reviews 2024

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Made up crap. Let’s read and learn about real history, instead of this made up crap!

A must read!. Wow. This should be required reading for every high school student in America. Why was I not taught so much of what I read in this book in high school, even college? Well, the answer is obvious and the author did a masterful job in making her case with facts, research and how we can move this country forward to a true democracy. Kudos to Ms. Jones !

Not factual. Funny how all the 5 stars cry racism for opposing views. This is fictional and widely disproved. Not worth the read

Don’t listen to the 1-star bigots. This book is incredible, thoroughly researched, and TRUE. The very fact that angry racists are calling it lies and trying to tank the rating just proves how much we need this right now.

Fake news. This revisionist history is a woke lie.

Incorrect Genre as this is Fake History. This book is mischaracterized as History, as this is fiction or historical fiction, at best. Apple should reclassify this propaganda product.

A great truth that everyone should read!!!. I bought the hardcover. A wonderful look at the truth about American history. US history has long been taught from the perspective of racists who wanted to cosign Black people to the lowest rung of society. This work shows the truth about the founders and gives readers great perspective in American history and its racial origins.

Pay No Attention to the 1 Star Reviews. Outstanding, must read. All of the 1 stars are filled with the same nonsense Fox News told them to think, calling this book factually inaccurate while not offering any evidence (I’m sure I’d be told to “do my own research” if I asked).

A Truth Built on a Lie is a Lie. I feel compelled to comment as some of the reviews here have obviously not read the book. There is a backlash against the project based on lies and misunderstanding. This book is a collection of essays by noted historians. Wish the exception of the first one, so far (I’m 5 essay’s in) there has been no opinion offered. It is a relation of facts and many of them we already know but then they go deeper into the facts beyond what is commonly known and tell us more about the historical record. I find it terribly interesting. There is a saying, “knowledge is power.” When we condemn the gaining of truthful knowledge, ban books, and prevent open discussion with one another, what have we really created? I believe in a fundamental right to education including a free library card that open’s up worlds of information that we otherwise would never have known. Suppose that any of us only knew what we experienced within a 20 mile radius of our home? How sad would that be? Expand your mind. Read the book. It’s awesome!

Shameful. If zero stars were an option, that’s what I would leave. A disgraceful misrepresentation of America’s founding littered with half truths and flat out lies. The mere fact that the NYT published this shows how far the publication has fallen. As far as Ms. Hannah-Jones goes, well….lol

Great Book!. I’m going to make sure my kids get there Black History from books like this! I can tell within 20 second of a conversation if someone is getting their views on the Black community from sociologist and anthropologist, or if their view come from Tv, radio, and internet. A lot of peoples views on Black Folks have been distorted by their social media addiction.

Complete Trash. This book is complete nonsense. And this kind of propaganda is what’s causing the divide in this country. Take this off the bookshelves immediately

Enlightening American History. This book tells the untold stories and under-told stories of researched and documented historical fact through narrative, pictures and verse. I appreciated the books use of different voices to reconstruct aspects of historical truth that were intentionally omitted and suppressed to this day. I now have a new respect for those who continue to fight for equality in the face of overwhelming resistance from those in politics and those who are sadly resigned to apathy.

US History revealed. A history told. Read and think with an open mind. A thoughtful reflection is required. A bubbling anger about what was taught to us as children. The writers craft a compelling narrative about our history and reveal to the reader what was denied.

Great Book!. For years certain people have been comfortable with the one sided narrative that's been taught in schools across America. Sure, no one wants to believe they come from heartless, lazy, murderous savages who enslaved humans solely because they were too lazy to do there own work. I get it, but ask yourself, would you be happy if you were sold to someone as a piece of property and forced to work in fields and in homes as servants while being abused and disrespected... I don't think so. So for the people who says this history didn't happen, I hope denial is helping you sleep better.

Transformational. This is a transformational book and should be taught in every school, college and university in the country (and read by every American adult as well).

A Needed Perspective. History happens when people make decisions and when later people interpret those actions. Often, looking back at events, people, and actions comes into clarity in new ways because different perspectives are brought to light to help give a clearer understanding. There is no one history, just like there is no one person that understands all perspectives. This is another perspective that helps us in the present look back at history with more information. This book and its theis, is unique, well researched and well presented. Its presents a necessary perpsepective that helps one wrestle with the issues of our own time. This is a project not a diffinitive end, just as history is about relooking at history as new information is presented. I thank the authors of this project for presenting these ideas and perspectives that help give more nuance and dimensionality to and for USA History.

Racists don’t read. All of the one star ratings are because racists are functionally illiterate and don’t understand the “big words.” Excellent history in relation to systematic oppression that still reverberates today.

Garbage. Lies lies lies.

Affirmative action. The removal meritocratic systems which stem from the beginnings of mans evolution into political units leads to trash like this. I am not defender of America or any tyrannical State but it does not help to have dunces put out creative history. Read Lysander Spooner if you want an indictment of the American system.

Brilliance!!!!. Don’t believe all the racists that are leaving one stars. This is a phenomenal work. Our country has an incredible history, rich and beautiful but also bittersweet as we still struggle with the scourge of white supremacy, showcased by some of the other reviews here. This book is beautiful and brilliant and an important work for all children to read at the appropriate time, especially if you have prejudiced people in your family. Also, important read for any immigrant families. Love this book!

The 1619 Project is essential reading. This is such an important book to take in at this point in our country’s history. The contributors are incredible authors, bringing viewpoints, not taught in our standard American history class. The book is well researched, with an extensive bibliography, and important themes that all Americans need to read and digest. And, ultimately, we must act. I feel that if Americans forward to read this book, and if we could have conversations and put this into our national consciousness and discussion, our country would progress towards true enlightenment with equality and justice for all.

TERRIBLE. I wish we could have skipped this book in school. I bet you have a child write this book and it will be better, WORST BOOK EVER!!!!!!!!

This is fiction. It tries to talk about critical race theory throughout history with opinions not facts

Everyone needs this read!. Everyone needs this read now! This is how we all grow, together as a Great Nation. Knowledge is power.

1619 Project. Amazing opportunity to learn American history beyond what is taught in public schools. Thank you!

Don't listen to the one-star review. Awesome book. Awesome book. Love to learn history, especially the stuff I didn't learn in school.

Excellence. Brilliant reading! Makes me hunger for more!

Bad bad bad bad bad. This is so wrong on so many levels. Terrible book do not read.

Worth reading!. A book to read and learn from, the stories and facts are well presented and discussed. Learning how brutal some people were treated for a long time is heartbreaking. However, despite all the negative comment, the bottom line and the message of the book is worthwhile and positive if one can read it not with the glasses of race. In eyes of people who want to ignore history to bury their shame of the past, this book is fiction as you can see when one reads the comments. But from a factual point of view and historic events, this book has a lot to offer and one can learn a great deal if he/she can pass their implicit bias.

1619 Project. A book all should read and more importantly discuss with others. The concepts should be taught in high schools and in higher educational institutions despite what laws are passed by state legislators. I hope these ideas and concepts will find their way into the 2022 and 2024 election discussions and debates.

A thought experiment gone wrong. This book tries to argue the verifiably false point of view that all inequality, at the end of the day, comes down to some form of oppression. It preaches against individual responsibility. It is a horrible warped view of history and in my opinion does more harm than good. This book feeds into the idea that labeling yourself as a victim is not only necessary, but of great value to understand your situation in life. It is incredibly disempowering to the American ideal, and I believe that was the authors purpose. It is a good read only in the sense that you will be able to see just how wrong the authors world view is in the face of reality.

Delusional. This is just fan fiction. There is no concrete evidence to back up their false claims. This piece of “literature” has been discredited by historians who are experts in the subject. Keep in mind that the author has no expertise in the American history. You can’t interpret history with a modern point of view. Sure this book can be enjoyed to pass time. You’d be stupid to consider these claims as facts.

I wish there were ten stars. Finally an honest perspective of American history told from the perspective of the descendants of those that were forced to build the country.

An essential factual narrative. 1619 contributes an essential factual narrative to the complexity of our history. We cannot survive and cannot thrive if we are unwilling to embrace, understand, and learn from our history. That is the way to truly work toward being the “United States”.

Thank you for this window. Thank you for this good read.

Can’t Believe This Is Still For Sale. This book has proven to be rife with historical liberties and inaccuracies penned on purpose to perpetrate a narrative. This is not history—it’s not even revisionist history. It’s just lies.

Blown away. I learned so much from this book! It is factual and explains how so many things are true today. This will drive your social justice initiatives.

Required reading. Every American schoolchild should read this book. Essential history we must all learn from so we can move forward. As a federal government contractor I have seen government programs that actually work, like 8a. There is so much more we can do. I read somewhere that the cost of institutional / historical racism on stultifying entrepreneurship and impeding the building of wealth for black people has been estimated to have cost this nation billions in GNP. Please read this towering act of scholarship

Of course it upsets conservatives. Truth about our history often does. Conservatives couldn’t define Critical Race Theory if you asked them point-blank.

Gut wrenching. How truly shocking is the real history of the United States. Even a couple of chapters will make your hair stand. Outstanding set of authors with a well put together narrative. Ignore all the one star reviews- they are still spinning the myth.

Denial and Bias. I can only be left with the belief that many, if not all of the bad reviews are coming from white people or indoctrinated black people. There is no denying the facts presented in this book. Arbiters of hate and lies can only deny the authenticity and accuracy of this book and all of it’s inglorious detail and condemnation of evils which black people suffered at the hands of whites-from every level of society/politics there is within this country from a historical and factual standpoint. Hate it as much as you wish but hating the truth doesn’t make it a lie.

Instant purchase. It’s the duty of every American to process these truths. Nobody is saying we’re guilty for the past, but no one can deny we’re responsible for the future. Be the justice our nation claims to stand for. Read this book.

A ridiculous book. A ridiculous version of American history based in critical race theory. If you like walking in dog feces, then this book might appeal to you.

Incredibly powerful. A story for those of us raised white, who never understood the black history. The story of poverty, oppression and inequality. Thank you for this insight, it will change my life:)

The book is verifiably accurate and compelling. I appreciate the author’s exhaustive investigation into the many questions that surround the history of enslavement in the Americas. It details how enslavement itself, and whether or not humans are equally endowed with the same basic rights, was the question that fired the American revolution. As a nation, we are all individually responsible for taking forward the answer that Americans are still struggling to embody. All humans are created equal in their humanity, and enslavement through ownership or creation of a caste system is a crime against all of humanity. If the US wants to heal, it must first acknowledge the wound and the septic rot that failure to treat that wound continues to harm us as a society. My family enslaved people. They participated in a civil war to sustain what they saw as their right to do so, in a nation that claimed the inalienable human right of liberty was central to its own rebellion. Their words tell their story, and as their descendant I can recognize their error and do all in my power to work with those we harmed to restore what we took from them and their heirs. Any other path is just compounding that error. It is beyond my understanding how anyone who reads this book and follows the investigative path of the author can call it a lie. I recommend it as a book that must be read. Apple, you need to figure out how to block obvious bots from posting in this space.

The 1619 Project. Historians and curators of history use facts to “tell a story”. This time “the story” has the benefit of a diverse group of scholars, and a wide variety of perspectives versus just white males. So this is probably the MOST accurate telling of our collective history ever. No family secrets to keep, no concern about “perception”. Just data, artifacts, scholarly research of printed records and works, scholarly interpretation and honest conversation and connections to people, places and things. Thank you for this work. It should be required reading for all Americans. Knowledge is power. Knowledge sets you free. When you “know things” it can help you to avoid repeating the sins of the past.

If the research was factual.. Make no mistake. At the founding of this nation was a collaboration of differences that needed to gel to become a nation. In it was the legality of slavery right from the start. The colonies in the north said no. The ones in the south said yes and unless it was allowed they would not sign on as the United States. Aaron Burr stated that this would send the US in their own internal conflict which it did with our civil war in 1860. For a large far reaching task as becoming a new nation there would be sacrifices. Slavery was one. But what would you do? Belong to England? Do any of you know how they treated minorities in Canada? Or India? Horribly! Read those historical books and see if you would have fared better. Does what our country make it right? Nope. But you can’t fix something when there are others opposing it. You wait for the right opportunity. So….This book is tripe and narrow minded. It takes a small portion of history to fit what they want to portray. And it’s name is bigotry. Yes folks. Anyone can be a bigot. We come in all colors of the rainbow.

Utter garbage. Not worth reading.

Don’t recommend. Don’t read this

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