Opinion | Why does ‘The 1619 Project’ worry people? It offers a peek at the truth.

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Opinion by Brian Broome: Nikole Hannah-Jones’s documentary series, “The 1619 Project,” which premiered last week on Hulu, doesn’t shy away from the full inhumanity of American slavery.

and in other states, efforts are being made to stifle the teaching of Black American history. When Gov. Ron DeSantis says, “No one should be instructed to feel as if they are not equal or shamed because of their race,” I believe heThese people aren’t interested in racial harmony. And they certainly aren’t interested in Black children.

And while I am aware that it was White people who did all these things, I was not thinking about them as I watched. That’s because these stories aren’tInstead, my overwhelming feeling was of deep gratitude. Of awe at what Black Americans before me had to endure and what we are still enduring. I felt pride. And I felt like an American in a way that has eluded me for most of my life. I didn’t dwell on the people who perpetrated these atrocities.

 

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Sounds boring and irrelevant

It's made up bullshit.

It’s ahistorical nonsense 🤣🤡🤣🤡

It’s a pretend narrative and illustrates how poorly some have actually studied and learned history of our still-great nation, in spite of Biden.

Isn't all slavery whether 400 hundred years ago or today inhumane? I bet the Chinese Muslims don't want to be enslaved. I bet those in Africa being enslaved today would rather not be.

Hint: Nikole Hannah is NOT a historian.

Why keep giving a platform to this lady. She is a hoax

It does, however, shy away from truth and reality.

It almost seems like WP and Nikole don't want to heal from that part of history.

I don't believe teaching victimhood as a virtue is healthy

Well, it's fiction and she's a grifter.

And doesn’t shy away from lies either

Beacouse is historically incorrect! Packed with lies about Columbus and his journey, and don't address Word Slavery and where it comes from!!! Can't make a sh** up! This is not a Hollywood movie!

It worries people because it's Propaganda disguised as history, designed to encourage racial discord through lies.

I’ll be skipping that one.

So other slavery was ok then?

It does shy away from truth, though.

Don't tell Ron DeSantis, he'll have it censored.

Fun fact less than 1% of white Americans have slave owner heritage. This constant bashing of white people as slave owners is inaccurate, and defamation by definition.

She’s a racist

I want to read this book.

The Black slaves were inhumanly sold to European slavers by their Black African victors. Had those very slaves won the battle, they would have been the inhuman slave sellers. Such is the slave tradition of Africa.

Full on racism ok Wy pipo bad

It ended years ago, move on.!

This is such nonsense - does the MSM promote any other programs about the early 1600s? Slavery ended almost 160 years ago - grow up. Seriously it is way past time for it.

It’s as make believe as Star Wars

Was full of historical inaccuracies though…

To bad the 1619 project is complete bullsh!t

Was it created by one person alone? If so, maybe that is an issue.

Race hustling is big business.

Btw. Slavery is a horror and there should be more media about the slave trade. Why isn’t there?

I don’t think America invented this.

This will definitely help improve the lives of real people of African decent 🙄, said no serious person. But this fraud will get a nice payday. Grievance pays. Helping real people is boring.

If it will make Blacks stop the tribal violence and murdering each other in the record numbers, I might watch it.

There’s a combo: the Washington Post and this clown. Hulu is gone from my platforms. Nothing on it worth watching other than justified and that had a lot of ppl that don’t fit NHJ’s ideal

It's a farce. That's why people don't like it.

Notice progressives are the only ones who are stuck in the past?

The decline has been steepest among young black New Yorkers: The city’s number of black children and teens cratered by a fifth from 2010 to 2020. That means families are heading out — and many heading south.

Sorry but I prefer my history to be based on reality, not twisted fiction.

Nobody is watching this turkey. N.O.B.O.D.Y.

What of the EGYPTIANS? ROMANS, VIKINGS, MONGOLS.. this parade of inhumanity could go one forever.

Only America ever engaged in slavery and more specifically only the south.

All about wanting more and more freebies... America has been 'bending over backwards' since 1960s for Black People Many have taken advantage and made a good life for themselves Others keep pushing or looking for the easy money - how ever they can get it...

RussianCollusionHoax/COUP Hamilton 68 continues.

1619 is an uncomfortable truth. It forces us to be accountable to basic humanity and human rights

Grifter gotta grift.

Fan fiction is not a popular genre.

It worries me because… You’re LYING!! That’s why it worries me.

You’re still posting the 1619 thing? It’s been completely discredited by top US historians.

It is interesting, but is not a historical or academic project. The project would benefit if it focused more on history and less on the reaction to the project itself or how it applies to today. I think it is an important topic, but needs that academic touch.

Everybody was doing shitty things to everybody back then! Do you think they just stopped by Africa on their way to America and grabbed a few slaves?! NO! They were enslaving each other to sell to whoever. It was a shit existence for everyone back then! Stop the madness!!!

Again, fear.

The only people afraid of the 1619 are racists. It's really that simple.

I prefer the truth over the garbage lies I was taught, no matter how tough to hear.

Correction: Slavery was brought to the US by the EUROPEANS!

Dems call us Anti- Science, but denies they’re 2 genders Woman, but allows men pretend to be & prey upon women Child, but aborts children Edu, but says reading writing arithmetic is racist and 2+2=5 Our media, which exists to call them out, goes along with it = Presstitutes!

Y’all act like America invented slavery.

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