The 3395 Project: American National Identity Includes Both the Ideals of 1776 and the Legacy of 1619

September 02, 2019 | by S. Adam Seagrave

The 1619 Project points us to the need for the 3395 Project—the project of constructing a new and stronger American identity that incorporates both the experiences, perspectives, and distinctive contributions of the descendants of enslaved Africans (1619) and also the aspirations and ideals enunciated by European Americans in the Declaration of Independence (1776).