The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story is a 2021 anthology of essays and poetry, published by One World on November 16, 2021. It is a book-length expansion of the essays presented in the 1619 Project issue of The New York Times Magazine in August 2019. The book was created by Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine, and is edited by Hannah-Jones, Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman and Jake Silverstein.
On January 26, 2023, The 1619 Project documentary television series based on the original project and book debuted on Hulu.
Reception
The 1619 Project debuted at number one on The New York Times nonfiction best-seller list for the week ending November 20, 2021.It received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews and was a finalist for the Kirkus Prize. Booklist included it in a list of the magazine's top 10 history books of 2021. An American Heritage survey found that The 1619 Project was one of its readership's 15 favorite books published in 2021.