The course HUMN 222 aims to look at American history from a different perspective, by taking on The New York Times challenge. This challenge considers the possibility that the origin of the United States can be traced back to 1619, which marks the arrival of the first enslaved Africans from Angola. According to Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, out of slavery grew nearly everything that has truly made America exceptional (About the course, Syllabus, Fall 2023).
1619 Project Recommeded Websites
- Listen to ‘1619,’ a Podcast From The New York TimesAn audio series on how slavery has transformed America, connecting past and present through the oldest form of storytelling.
Printed materials avaialble at the library
- The 1619 Project : a new origin storyThis is the course's book.
