The 1619 Project from the New York Times
To history books and common knowledge, 1776 is the self-proclaimed birth year of the United States, but much of our identity as a nation, the good and the bad, were born long before this. In the 1619 project, the New York Times introduces a series of articles, literature and pieces focused on remembering this nations roots in slavery and awakening the understanding of the great debt, apologies and praise this nation owes to our black brothers and sisters who were first stolen to our shores early in the 17th century: