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The 1619 Project - A New American Origin Story (Hardcover)
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The 1619 Project - A New American Origin Story (Hardcover)
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List price R595
Loot Price R475
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You Save R120 (20%)
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A dramatic expansion of a
groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New American
Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American
past and present. ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington
Post, NPR, Esquire, Marie Claire, Electric Lit, Ms. magazine,
Kirkus Reviews, Booklist In late August 1619, a ship arrived in the
British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo of twenty to thirty
enslaved people from Africa. Their arrival led to the barbaric and
unprecedented system of American chattel slavery that would last
for the next 250 years. This is sometimes referred to as the
country's original sin, but it is more than that: It is the source
of so much that still defines the United States. The New York Times
Magazine's award-winning "1619 Project" issue reframed our
understanding of American history by placing slavery and its
continuing legacy at the center of our national narrative. This new
book substantially expands on that work, weaving together eighteen
essays that explore the legacy of slavery in present-day America
with thirty-six poems and works of fiction that illuminate key
moments of oppression, struggle, and resistance. The essays show
how the inheritance of 1619 reaches into every part of contemporary
American society, from politics, music, diet, traffic, and
citizenship to capitalism, religion, and our democracy itself. This
is a book that speaks directly to our current moment,
contextualizing the systems of race and caste within which we
operate today. It reveals long-glossed-over truths around our
nation's founding and construction-and the way that the legacy of
slavery did not end with emancipation, but continues to shape
contemporary American life. Featuring contributions from: Leslie
Alexander Michelle Alexander Carol Anderson Joshua Bennett Reginald
Dwayne Betts Jamelle Bouie Anthea Butler Matthew Desmond Rita Dove
Camille Dungy Cornelius Eady Eve L. Ewing Nikky Finney Vievee
Francis Yaa Gyasi Forrest Hamer Terrance Hayes Kimberly Annece
Henderson Jeneen Interlandi Honoree Fanonne Jeffers Barry Jenkins
Tyehimba Jess Martha S. Jones Robert Jones, Jr. A. Van Jordan Ibram
X. Kendi Eddie Kendricks Yusef Komunyakaa Kevin Kruse Kiese Laymon
Trymaine Lee Jasmine Mans Terry McMillan Tiya Miles Wesley Morris
Khalil Gibran Muhammad Lynn Nottage ZZ Packer Gregory Pardlo Darryl
Pinckney Claudia Rankine Jason Reynolds Dorothy Roberts Sonia
Sanchez Tim Seibles Evie Shockley Clint Smith Danez Smith Patricia
Smith Tracy K. Smith Bryan Stevenson Nafissa Thompson-Spires
Natasha Trethewey Linda Villarosa Jesmyn Ward
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