Nikole Hannah-Jones Responds To Republican Efforts To Censor 1619 Project

The Pulitzer-winning journalist said efforts to censor the project, which examines American racism since 1619, are about "trying to prohibit the teaching...

Nikole Hannah-Jones responded to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) recent request to the Secretary of Education to deny funding to schools that teach the findings of the 1619 Project she helmed with The New York Times, which focused on slavery, anti-Black racism and the foundational role both have played throughout American history. McConnell justified his request for censorship by baselessly claiming “American pride has plummeted to its lowest level in 20 years,” and that the Pulitzer-winning 1619 Project and other examinations of racism throughout U.S. history subject Americans to “a drumbeat of revisionism and negativity.” In a Monday CNN interview, Hannah-Jones corrected McConnell and reiterated the 2019 project’s intent as outlined in her introductory essay.