1619 Project - Editorials

T The 1619 Project Isn’t Unpatriotic, It’s Just Anti-Whiteness

The centrality of slavery to the American story is only threatening to one’s national identity if one chooses to identify as white.

W Why Can’t We Teach Slavery Right in American Schools? - The New York Times

In most textbooks, slavery is only a dot on a timeline. About 92 percent of students don’t know that it was the central cause of the Civil War, a survey found.

H How Slavery Hurt the U.S. Economy - Bloomberg

Slave labor prevented American capitalism from becoming more efficient more quickly.

C Commentary: Reframing American history — New York Times series on slavery should become required reading - Chicago Tribu

Adults across the Twitterverse were as jazzed as kids on Christmas morning to get a copy of The New York Times' 1619 Project. It's a conversation starter that lasts well beyond the water cooler.

T The New York Times surrenders to the left on race

The paper's 1619 Project could have been an important public service. Instead it's leftist agitprop.

W Why Aug. 20, 1619, is a date we should all add to the history books | Editorial

A new date should enter our history to push us toward realizing the American ideal.