In August of 2019, The New York Times magazine published the 1619 Project, a collection of articles and essays by African-American journalists and writers about the black experience in America and the nation's legacy of slavery. According the NYT editors, the Project "aims to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of our national narrative." 

The Project has been highly praised yet also received criticism from historians, several of them African-Americans, who pointed out historical inaccuracies in some of the essays. The Project's most controversial claim is that the primary impetus to American revolution of 1776 was the Founding Fathers wanted to maintain slavery, which England had banned. 

This episode discusses the merits and problems of the 1619 Project and whether or not it should be taught in schools.

Panelists: Scott Sosabee, professor of History; Randi Cox, professor of History

Moderato: Tom Reynolds, lecturer, Communication Studies

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