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What's Wrong With The 1619 Project?
Race · Slavery · US History · Captions
About This Video
In August of 2019, the New York Times published The 1619 Project. Its goal is to redefine the American experiment as rooted not in liberty but in slavery. In this video, Wilfred Reilly, Associate Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University, responds to The 1619 Project’s major claims.
Standards Met in Ohio
- AMH.9-12.29.cGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify the two major political parties.
- CWI.9-12.10.lp.gGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify historical examples of genocide.
- MWH.9-12.3bGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify the cause and result of a given historical event.
- SS.7.9cGrades 7thIdentify examples of slavery.