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    The New York Times’ acclaimed “1619 Project” to become a series of books.

    Jonny Diamond
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    November 20, 2019, 8:52am

    Random House announced today that they’ve acquired the rights to a series of books based on the New York Times Magazine’s extraordinarily popular “1619 Project,” which interrogates received perspectives on four centuries of slavery in America through essays, stories, histories, poems, and podcasts. The book series—“for readers of all ages”—will be guided by Nikole Hannah-Jones, who oversaw the original project.

    (Via The Washington Post)

    history New York Times Nikole Hannah-Jones Random House slavery The 1619 Project

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