Nikole Hannah-Jones, the creator of the controversial 1619 Project, recently argued that paying reparations for slavery would serve as an admission that the "entire existence of the United States" is a crime."Paying reparations is an admission of the crime," Hannah-Jones stated last week."But it’s not an admission of the crime of a handful of bad apples or a few years of bad policy.
It is the crime of the entire existence of the United States."Hannah-Jones’ comments came during an interview with the left-leaning media outlet The Meteor.The conversation, hosted by Brittany Packnett Cunningham, centered on the legacy of slavery and the push for reparations as the nation approaches its 250th anniversary.DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKER CLAIMS BLACK AMERICANS WILL STOP VOTING IF THEY DON'T GET REPARATIONSNikole Hannah-Jones, the controversial creator of the 1619 Project, recently argued that paying reparations for slavery would serve as an admission that the "entire existence of the United States" is a crime.
(Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)The journalist, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2020 for her work on the 1619 Project, argued that America’s history is so deeply rooted in slavery that simply removing monuments would not suffice."You could never knock down all the statues to enslavers, or you have to remove all the monuments on the Mall in Washington," she said."Slavery predates the founding of our country by 150 years."The New York Times' 1619 Project is a long-form collaboration that seeks to "reframe the country's history" by bringing slavery and racism to the forefront of the national narrative.
While praised by liberals, the project has faced intense scrutiny and pushback from prominent historians who have publicly disputed its factual accuracy, particularly its claims regarding the motivations behind the American Revolution.The journalist, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2020 for her work on the 1619 Project, argued that America’s history is so deeply rooted in slavery that sim...