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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
First edition cover
EditorsNikole Hannah-Jones, Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman and Jake Silverstein
AuthorsNikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe 1619 Project
SubjectAfrican-American history
PublisherOne World/Random House
Publication date
November 16, 2021
Media typePrint (hardcover), e-book, audiobook
Pages624
ISBN978-0-593-23057-2 First edition hardcover
OCLC1250435664
973
LC ClassE441 .A15 2021

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story is a 2021 anthology of essays and poetry, published by Random House's One World imprint on November 16, 2021. It is a book-length expansion of the essays presented in the 1619 Project issue of The New York Times Magazine in August 2019. The book was created by Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine, and is edited by Hannah-Jones, Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman and Jake Silverstein.[1][2]

On January 26, 2023, The 1619 Project documentary television series based on the original project and book debuted on Hulu.[3][4]

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Numerous historians[5][6] criticized the book for factual and historical inaccuracies, inconsistency, or exaggeration. The most frequent issue historians take issue with is that Hannah-Jones claims "...that the patriots fought the American Revolution in large part to preserve slavery in North America.";[7] a claim that is contested by historians as not holding up to a review of the historical record.[8]

The book debuted at number one on The New York Times nonfiction best-seller list for the week ending November 20, 2021.[9]

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  1. ^ "The 1619 Project: 9780593230572". Penguin Random House. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story edited by Nikole Hannah-Jones & Caitlin Roper & Elena Silverman & Jake Silverstein". Kirkus Reviews. August 18, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Roberts, Robin (January 25, 2023). "Nikole Hannah-Jones Talks 'The 1619 Project'". Good Morning America. ABC. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  4. ^ Silverstein, Jake (January 26, 2023). "A New Expansion of The 1619 Project". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  5. ^ Silverstein, Jake. "We Respond to the Historians Who Critiqued The 1619 Project". www.nytimes.com. The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  6. ^ Wilentz, Sean (19 November 2019). "American Slavery and 'the Relentless Unforeseen'". www.nybooks.com. The New York Review. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  7. ^ Magness, Phillip W. (31 January 2023). "Hulu's 1619 Project Docuseries Peddles False History". reason.com. Reason. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  8. ^ Magness, Phillip W. "Fact Checking the 1619 Project and Its Critics". www.aier.org. AIER. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction - Best Sellers - Books - Dec. 5, 2021". The New York Times. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
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