On Hulu Now – The 1619 Project

By Kat La Mantia | February 3 2023 | AdultsChildren'sGeneralAllBlog

Nikole Hannah-Jones’s groundbreaking book which traces American history from the landing of the first slave ship on its shores, The 1619 Project, has been adapted into a moving Hulu docuseries. With a new episode airing every Thursday, the series aims to reframe American history through the lens of Black Americans’ experiences and explore how the history of chattel slavery continues to shape the current national narrative.

Check out the trailer below, and explore The 1619 Project and related books to learn more.

 

 

 

The 1619 Project
The 1619 Project
A New Origin Story
978-0-593-23057-2
A dramatic expansion of one of the definitive journalistic events ofrecent years: The 1619 Project, The New York Times Magazine'saward-winning reframing of the American founding and itscontemporary echoes, placing slavery and resistance at the center of the American story.
$38.00 US
Nov 16, 2021
6-1/8 x 9-1/8
Hardcover
624 Pages
One World
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
Nikole Hannah-Jones, Nikkolas Smith, Renée Watson
978-0-593-30735-9
The 1619 Project’s lyrical picture book in verse chronicles the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance in the United States, thoughtfully rendered by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and Newbery honor-winning author Renée Watson.
$18.99 US
Nov 16, 2021
9 x 9
Hardcover
48 Pages
Kokila
Age 7-10 years
Four Hundred Souls
Four Hundred Souls
A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
Ibram X. Kendi, Keisha N. Blain
978-0-593-44934-9
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A "choral history" of African Americans covering 400 years of history in the voices of 90 writers, edited by the bestselling, National Book Award-winning historian Ibram X. Kendi and award-winning historian Keisha N. Blain.
$20.00 US
Feb 01, 2022
5-3/16 x 8
Paperback
528 Pages
One World
Stamped from the Beginning
Stamped from the Beginning
A Graphic History of Racist Ideas in America
Ibram X. Kendi, Joel Christian Gill
978-1-9848-5943-3
A striking graphic novel edition of the National Book Award-winning history of how racist ideas have shaped American life—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist.
$29.99 US
Jun 06, 2023
7 x 10
Hardcover
288 Pages
Ten Speed Graphic
Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates
978-0-8129-9354-7
Instant #1 New York Times bestseller. Because the nation needs it now. A bold investigation into America's racial history and its contemporary echoes from "the single best writer on the subject of race in the United States" (New York Observer), told through the author's own evolving understanding of the subject over the course of his life. "THIS IS REQUIRED READING." --TONI MORRISON
$26.00 US
Jul 14, 2015
4-13/16 x 7-1/4
Hardcover
176 Pages
One World
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