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2023360 minPGdocumentary

5.1/ 10(22 ratings)• TMDB

Racial Justice Civil Rights Social Justice

The 1619 Project

2023360 minPGdocumentary

5.1/ 10(22 ratings)• TMDB

Reexamining American history through the lens of slavery and Black contributions.

“The greatest story never told.”

Racial Justice Civil Rights Social Justice

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Christine Turner,

Naimah Jabali-Nash,

Roger Ross Williams,

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Reexamining American history through the lens of slavery and Black contributions.

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Christine Turner

Christine Turnerdirector

Naimah Jabali-Nashdirector

Roger Ross Williams

Roger Ross Williamsdirector

Shoshana Guydirector

Phil Bertelsendirector

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In keeping with the original project, this series seeks to reframe the country's history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of our national narrative.

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