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‘We do this in the spirit of 1776, the date of America’s true founding’
WASHINGTON — A group of prominent conservative black scholars, pastors and activists has unveiled an alternative to the New York Times’ controversial and highly criticized “1619 Project” with a history initiative of their own dubbed “1776.”
“I’m here for two reasons, I believe in America and I believe in black people,” said Glenn Loury, a professor of economics at Brown University, one of many to speak at a news conference at the National Press Club on Friday to announce the effort.
Loury said the authors behind the 1619 Project “don’t believe in black people.”
The primary goal of 1776 is to create a counter-narrative to the one created by the NYT’s 1619 Project, a set of essays published last year that aimed to reframe the country’s history around 1619 due to the arrival in that year of 20 African slaves to a Virginia colony.
The 1619 Project is currently being used as curriculum in a growing number of schools despite calls for corrections from historians and other professors who say it’s filled with distortions and inaccuracies, including claims Lincoln was racist and the American Revolution was fought to keep slavery.
In contrast, the 1776 initiative’s mission is to “uphold our country’s authentic founding virtues and values and challenge those who assert America is forever defined by its past failures, such as slavery,” its website states
“We seek to offer alternative perspectives that celebrate the progress America has made on delivering its promise of equality and opportunity and highlight the resilience of its people,” it adds. “We do this in the spirit of 1776, the date of America’s true founding.
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‘1776’: Prominent black conservatives counter NYT’s flawed ‘1619 Project’ with message of unity | The College Fix
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WASHINGTON — A group of prominent conservative black scholars, pastors and activists has unveiled an alternative to the New York Times’ controversial and highly criticized “1619 Project” with a history initiative of their own dubbed “1776.”
“I’m here for two reasons, I believe in America and I believe in black people,” said Glenn Loury, a professor of economics at Brown University, one of many to speak at a news conference at the National Press Club on Friday to announce the effort.
Loury said the authors behind the 1619 Project “don’t believe in black people.”
The primary goal of 1776 is to create a counter-narrative to the one created by the NYT’s 1619 Project, a set of essays published last year that aimed to reframe the country’s history around 1619 due to the arrival in that year of 20 African slaves to a Virginia colony.
The 1619 Project is currently being used as curriculum in a growing number of schools despite calls for corrections from historians and other professors who say it’s filled with distortions and inaccuracies, including claims Lincoln was racist and the American Revolution was fought to keep slavery.
In contrast, the 1776 initiative’s mission is to “uphold our country’s authentic founding virtues and values and challenge those who assert America is forever defined by its past failures, such as slavery,” its website states
“We seek to offer alternative perspectives that celebrate the progress America has made on delivering its promise of equality and opportunity and highlight the resilience of its people,” it adds. “We do this in the spirit of 1776, the date of America’s true founding.
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‘1776’: Prominent black conservatives counter NYT’s flawed ‘1619 Project’ with message of unity | The College Fix
Yeah we know uncle Tom sell outs blah blah blah wacism and opwession...blah blah oh yeah and of course
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