S 2, E 8: The Freedom to Read Rally (The 1619 Project part 1)

In this mini-episode, Christine and Jessica have a live conversation at the Brooklyn Public Library's first ever Freedom to Read Rally at the Grand Army Plaza! On October 19, the BPL organized a nationwide rally with more than 200 libraries across the country celebrating our freedom to read. Jessica and Christine talk about The 1619 Project and the importance of allowing people to learn a more complex view of history. When they planned the discussion, they didn't realize that Nikole Hannah-Jones would be opening an exhibit on Tuesday, October 22, at the Brooklyn Public Library to show art from her latest book, The 1619 Project: A Visual Experience, which will be available till November 24, 2024: if you're in Brooklyn, you should go check it out!

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Read Jessica's latest book, which she mentions in this episode and which goes well with The 1619 Project, We Were Illegal: Uncovering a Texas Family's Mythmaking and Migration. 

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Join us next week as Christine and Jessica discuss more of The 1619 Project!

Episode 8 links: 

• More about the Freedom to Read Day of Action (support these libraries!)
• The 1619 Project, created by Nikole Hannah-Jones and the New York Times Magazine
• Nikole Hannah-Jones
• The 1619 Project: A Visual Experience (the book)
• The 1619 Project: A Visual Experience (the exhibition at the Brooklyn Public Library)

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