{"product_id":"book-ep5q","title":"The 1619 Project","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER • A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, \u003ci\u003eThe 1619 Project: A New Origin Story\u003c\/i\u003e offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post •\u003c\/i\u003e NPR \u003ci\u003e• Marie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo of twenty to thirty people stolen from Africa. Their arrival led to the barbaric and unprecedented system of American chattel slavery that would last for the next 250 years. This is sometimes referred to as the country’s original sin, but it is more than that: It is the source of so much that still defines the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e’s award-winning “1619 Project” issue reframed our understanding of American history by placing slavery and its continuing legacy at the center of our national narrative. This new book substantially expands on that work, weaving together eighteen essays that explore the legacy of slavery in present-day America with thirty-six poems and works of fiction that illuminate key moments of oppression, struggle, and resistance. The essays show how the inheritance of 1619 reaches into every part of contemporary American society, from politics, music, diet, traffic, and citizenship to capitalism, religion, and our democracy itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a book that speaks directly to our current moment, contextualizing the systems of race and caste within which we operate today. It reveals long-glossed-over truths around our nation’s founding and construction—and the way that the legacy of slavery did not end with emancipation, but continues to shape contemporary American life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCover image: Lorna Simpson \u003c\/i\u003eBeclouded\u003ci\u003e, 2018 © Lorna Simpson. Courtesy the artist and Hauser \u0026amp; Wirth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead by a full cast, including:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNikole Hannah-Jones, January LaVoy, Claudia Rankine, Nikky Finney, Janina Edwards, Dorothy Roberts, Shayna Small, Terrance Hayes, Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Yusef Komunyakaa, Eve L. Ewing, Karen Chilton, Aaron Goodson, Reginald Dwayne Betts, Erin Miles, Dominic Hoffman, Adenrele Ojo, Matthew Desmond, Tyehimba Jess, Tim Seibles, Jamelle Bouie, Cornelius Eady, Minka Wiltz, Martha S. Jones, Darryl Pinckney, ZZ Packer, Carol Anderson, Tracy K. Smith, Evie Shockley, Bryan Stevenson, William DeMeritt, Jasmine Mans, Trymaine Lee, A. Van Jordan, Yaa Gyasi, Linda Villarosa, Danez Smith, Terry McMillan, Anthea Butler, Rita Dove, Camille T. Dungy, Wesley Morris, Natasha Trethewey, Joshua Bennett, Chanté McCormick, Nafissa   Thompson-Spires, Ron Butler, Kevin M. Kruse, Bahni Turpin, Gregory Pardlo, Ibram X. Kendi, JD Jackson, Jason Reynolds, and Sonia Sanchez\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49326052213040,"sku":"BDep5q","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/361289-ep5q-Square.jpg?v=1733602676","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ep5q","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}