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The 1619 Project: A Public Historian’s Perspective

The 1619 Project, while flawed, is critical to understanding the role of race in American history.

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Conor J. Kelly
Jun 30, 2021
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The 1619 Project, while flawed, is critical to understanding the role of race in American history.

History is a finicky thing. Research methods are constantly evolving, and ways of studying that were once considered golden today are revealed to be flawed tomorrow. Previous understandings of the past sometimes fall apart or are revised upon finding new ev…

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