In a continuation of last week's episode, Christine and Jessica discuss THE 1619 PROJECT by Nikole Hannah-Jones, the New York Times Magazine, and others, especially "Democracy" (by Hannah-Jones), "The Creation of Race" (by Dorothy Roberts), and "Sugar" (by Kahlil Gibran Muhammad). They talk about why this book is controversial, what it means for it to be a "new origin story," and the power of fuller narratives being added to our national myths. This book is a rich text--you don't want to miss a minute of this episode!
Special thanks to the entire Brooklyn Public Library team for last week's incredible Freedom to Read Rally, but especially Nick Higgins, Robin Lester-Kenton, Eliana Miller, Damaris Olivo, Fritzi Bodenheimer, and Jamar Vailes.
"The Beautiful and Banned" is produced by Jessica Goudeau and Christine Renee Miller. Follow us on social media: @beautifulandbannedpod, @christinereneemiller, and @jessica_goudeau.
Read Jessica's latest book, which she talks about 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 finish discussing The 1619 Project!
*Episode 9 Corrections:
- Jessica says "the snap and pop" from Legally Blonde, when the move is correctly called "the bend and snap." :)
- Once when Jessica goes off on the history of racism in America, she says the American Revolution instead of the Civil War.
Episode 9 links:
- The 1619 Project, created by Nikole Hannah-Jones and the New York Times Magazine
- Nikole Hannah-Jones
- The 1619 Project podcast from the New York Times
- The 1619 Project documentary on Hulu
- The 1619 Project curriculum from The Pulitzer Center
- One of Jessica's favorite podcasts about slavery in America: "
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