This archive report was first published on 30 October 2019.
On October 30, 2019, The New York Times Magazine launched The 1619 Project, a comprehensive examination of the ways in which the legacy of slavery continues to shape and define life in the United States.
Four hundred years ago, a ship carrying 20 to 30 enslaved Africans arrived at Point Comfort in the English colony of Virginia, marking the foundation of the United States and the beginning of the system of slavery on which the country was built.
The 1619 Project has been widely read and discussed across the country, including in the Senate, and is changing how American history is taught in schools today.
On August 14, 2019, The New York Times Magazine published an interactive feature, The 1619 Project, which explores the many ways in which the legacy of slavery continues to shape and define life in the United States.
Join us online for a symposium at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, featuring historians, journalists, and policymakers discussing how history is defined and redefined.
Watch a livestream of the event here.
