1776, Not 1619
What to Know: Writing in The Atlantic, Conor Friedersdorf says support is waning for the New York Times Magazineâs 1619 Project, which reframes American history, solely in terms of slavery.
The TPPF Take: The story of America is much more than the story of slavery and its consequences.
âAmerica did not invent slavery, nor did it introduce slavery to the continent,â says TPPFâs Tom Lindsay. âAmerica is not unique in having the sin of slavery in its history; it is unique, however, in being the only nation âdedicated to the proposition that âall men are created equal.ââ