{"product_id":"the-1619-project-a-visual-experience-hardcover","title":"The 1619 Project: A Visual Experience - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNikole Hannah-Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn illustrated edition of \u003ci\u003eThe 1619 Project\u003c\/i\u003e, with newly commissioned artwork and archival images, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e's award-winning reframing of the American founding and its contemporary echoes, placing slavery and resistance at the center of the American story.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHere, in these pages, Black art provides refuge. The marriage of beautiful, haunting and profound words and imagery creates an experience for the reader, a wanting to reflect, to sit in both the discomfort and the joy, to contemplate what a nation owes a people who have contributed so much and yet received so little, and maybe even, to act.\u003c\/i\u003e--Nikole Hannah-Jones, from the Preface \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCurated by the editors of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, led by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, this illustrated edition of \u003ci\u003eThe 1619 Project \u003c\/i\u003efeatures seven chapters from the original book that lend themselves to beautiful, engaging visuals, deepening the experience of the content. \u003ci\u003eThe 1619 Project: A Visual Experience \u003c\/i\u003eoffers the same revolutionary idea as the original book, an argument for a new national origin story that begins in late August of 1619, when a cargo ship of people stolen from Africa arrived on the shores of Point Comfort, Virginia. Only by reckoning with this difficult history and understanding its powerful influence on our present can we prepare ourselves for a more just future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with original art by thirteen Black artists like Carrie Mae Weems, Calida Rawles, Vitus Shell, Xaviera Simmons, on the themes of resistance and freedom, a brand-new photo essay about slave auction sites, vivid photos of Black Americans celebrating their own forms of patriotism, and a collection of archival images of Black families by Black photographers, this gorgeous volume offers readers a dynamic new way of experiencing the impact of \u003ci\u003eThe 1619 Project\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComplete with many of the powerful essays and vignettes from the original edition, written by some of the most brilliant journalists, scholars, and thinkers of our time, \u003ci\u003eThe 1619 Project: A Visual Experience \u003c\/i\u003ebrings to life a fuller, more comprehensive understanding of American history and culture.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe 1619 Project\u003c\/i\u003e began in 2019 as a special project from in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It is led by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist \u003cb\u003eNikole Hannah-Jones\u003c\/b\u003e, along with \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e editor-in-chief \u003cb\u003eJake Silverstein\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e editors \u003cb\u003eIlena Silverman and Caitlin Roper.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 12.1 x 10.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978242916653,"sku":"9780593232255","price":56.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/KFA0QW34EF9780593232255.webp?v=1775801226","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-1619-project-a-visual-experience-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}