Race in America
Chronicling the human journey of racial, ethnic, and religious groups across the United States
Hulu’s The 1619 Project is a six-part docuseries that expands upon The 1619 Project created by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine. The series seeks to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the very center of our national narrative.
‘The 1619 Project’ comes to Hulu, expanding the story of enslaved Africans
Nikole Hannah-Jones discusses how the project reframes the role of slavery in American society "in ways that we don't know."
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The 1619 Project was an explosive media project that explored the ways the legacy of slavery still shapes American society. Its creator, Nikole Hannah-Jones, shares what it was like to be in the middle of this cultural event.
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In 2018, to mark the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination, National Geographic examined the implications of race on how we live, communicate, view the world and each other.
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