Historian takes first episode of Hulu’s 1619 Project APART in thread and SCHOOLS Nikole Hannah-Jones
By Sam J. Maybe Hulu should just put their 1619 Project under fiction? That’s what it sounds like after reading this thread from an actual historian who was good enough to sit through the first episode of The 1619 Project and correct everything Nikole Hannah-Jones got wrong. This whole ‘history’ is fictional … Sorry, not sorry. We hope Hannah-Jones comes across this thread and learns a thing or two about ACTUAL history. Heck, Hulu too. Just watched the Hulu 1619 Project's first episode. It leans heavily into the claim that the American Revolution was fought over slavery. Lord Dunmore becomes an "emancipator" in Nikole Hannah-Jones's account, propped up by Woody Holton. Not mentioned: Dunmore was an enslaver. — Phil Magness (@PhilWMagness) January 27, 2023 Gosh, those sound like super important pieces to include. keep going. Both @nhannahjones and @woodyholtonusc assert explicit parallels between Dunmore and Abraham Lincoln's emancipation...