The 1619 Project is different: It isn't white-washed, instead, it rightfully positions slavery and Black people (Africans) as the center of U. S. history.
I read a few of the negative reviews on this page and I'm hard pressed to find where, in the episodes, there are untruths. However, I can understand why some would be very uncomfortable with history, especially a seriously unflattering history that they have never heard before.
It struck me how afraid some white people are to learn the truth about the unspeakable savagery of their ancestors. I also believe this fear comes from knowing that white supremacy is on its deathbed and this is at a time when their numbers are declining in the U. S.
I read a few of the negative reviews on this page and I'm hard pressed to find where, in the episodes, there are untruths. However, I can understand why some would be very uncomfortable with history, especially a seriously unflattering history that they have never heard before.
It struck me how afraid some white people are to learn the truth about the unspeakable savagery of their ancestors. I also believe this fear comes from knowing that white supremacy is on its deathbed and this is at a time when their numbers are declining in the U. S.