The 1619 Project: Born on the Water Binding:Hardcover A RECOMMENDED READ FROM: The

A RECOMMENDED READ FROM: The Washington Post - Atlanta Journal-Constitution - CrimeReads - Library Journal

Ewing's answer begins with a story of systemic racism

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—Ibram X

And through careful listening over these shared meals

The 1619 Project: Born on the Water Binding:Hardcover A RECOMMENDED READ FROM: TheThe 1619 Projects lyrical picture book in verse chronicles the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance in the United States, thoughtfully rendered by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Nikole Hannah Jones and Newbery honor winning author Rene Watson. A young student receives a family tree assignment in school, but she can only trace back three generations. Grandma gathers the whole family, and the student learns that 400 years ago,