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April 1, 2021 1:12 PM
Meredith Jacobs, TV Insider
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A documentary series based on
The New York Times Magazine and staff writer Nikole Hannah-Jones’ (above)
The 1619 Project is coming to Hulu.
The impactful and thought-provoking work of journalism was printed in the NYT in August 2019, on the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved Africans in the English colonies that became the U.S. It connected slavery in U.S. history with the systemic racism in America today, and detailed how the legacy of slavery has shaped parts of society including music, law, education, and the arts.
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The 1619 Project is an essential reframing of American history. Our most cherished ideals and achievements cannot be understood without acknowledging both systemic racism and the contributions of Black Americans. And this isn’t just about the past — Black people are still fighting against both the legacy of this racism and its current incarnation,” said Roger Ross Williams (below), who will direct the first episode and produce the series under his One Story Up production banner, in a statement. (His producing partner and co-executive producer is iGeoff Martz in collaboration with Lionsgate Television, The New York Times, and Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films.)