- Network: HULU
- Series Premiere Date: Jan 26, 2023
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It succeeds both technically and as a piece of art, skillfully weaving shots of Black Americans with firsthand accounts, explanations, interviews and stories that have been consistently omitted from the historical record.
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Whether you’ve read Hannah-Jones’ work or are coming to it for the first time, The 1619 Project is a fascinating look at the Black population’s significant contributions to the building of the U.S., with a nuanced approach that was never in our U.S. History books.
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Each episode of “The 1619 Project” feels like a conversation as well as a collection of personal essays. It is an educational memoir of Black America.
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Anyone who follows the news will be familiar with many issues the series addresses, which makes some episodes feel a bit remedial. But at its best, The 1619 Project makes astute—and highly personal—connections between the antebellum and pre-civil-rights past, and a present in which Black Americans still disproportionately face police violence, workplace exploitation, and other forms of inequality.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 19
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Mixed: 0 out of 19
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Negative: 16 out of 19
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Feb 20, 2023Pure work of fiction. This does a disservice to the viewer and its target audience.
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Feb 6, 2023Wow I can’t believe this made it to the screen. Hollywood is embarrassing
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Jan 31, 2023Absolute lying, garbage, divisive woke trash from a race grifter! Complete and utter b.s!