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A review by bandysbooks
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
The history of America told from the perspective of Black historians. While the history itself wasn’t entirely new to me, the perspectives provided really challenged me to think about some of the misconceptions I held regarding the history of this nation.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism