I was surprised, as many other people were, by the scope of this thing, especially since it’s going to become the basis for high school education and has the authority of the New York Times behind it, and yet it is so wrong in so many ways. This made the American Revolution out to be like the Civil War, where the South seceded to save and protect slavery, and that the Americans 70 years earlier revolted to protect their institution of slavery. She claims the British were on the warpath against the slave trade and slavery and that rebellion was the only hope for American slavery. I read the first essay by Nikole Hannah-Jones, which alleges that the Revolution occurred primarily because of the Americans’ desire to save their slaves. Well, I was surprised when I opened my Sunday New York Times in August and found the magazine containing the project. Let me begin by asking you your initial reaction to the 1619 Project. Historian Gordan Wood speaks with WSWS about American Revolution and the NYT 1619 Project
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