Opinion by Brian Broome: Nikole Hannah-Jones’s documentary series, “The 1619 Project,” which premiered last week on Hulu, doesn’t shy away from the full inhumanity of American slavery.
and in other states, efforts are being made to stifle the teaching of Black American history. When Gov. Ron DeSantis says, “No one should be instructed to feel as if they are not equal or shamed because of their race,” I believe heThese people aren’t interested in racial harmony. And they certainly aren’t interested in Black children.
And while I am aware that it was White people who did all these things, I was not thinking about them as I watched. That’s because these stories aren’tInstead, my overwhelming feeling was of deep gratitude. Of awe at what Black Americans before me had to endure and what we are still enduring. I felt pride. And I felt like an American in a way that has eluded me for most of my life. I didn’t dwell on the people who perpetrated these atrocities.
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