![]() ![]() In a letter published in The New York Times in December 2019, historians Gordon S. The 1619 Project has received criticism from numerous historians, both from the political left and right, who question its historical accuracy. On May 4, 2020, the Pulitzer Prize board announced that they were awarding the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary to Hannah-Jones for her introductory essay. Historians, journalists, and commentators have described the 1619 Project as a revisionist historiographical work that takes a critical view of traditionally reverenced events and people in American history, including the Patriots in the American Revolution, the Founding Fathers, along with later figures such as Abraham Lincoln and the Union during the Civil War. The project developed an educational curriculum, supported by the Pulitzer Center, later accompanied by a broadsheet article, live events, and a podcast. The first publication from the project was in The New York Times Magazine of August 2019. ![]() ![]() The 1619 Project is a long-form journalism endeavor developed by Nikole Hannah-Jones, writers from The New York Times, and The New York Times Magazine focused on subjects of slavery and the founding of the United States. ![]()
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