The 1619 Project: A narrative that will destroy students love for America - Part 1 of 2

Conservative Educator Podcast

The 1619 project was developed by the New York Times in 2019. Since this dangerous theory was developed it has made many American’s question their country’s history. We here at Conservative Education Podcast believe in facts, not feelings. That being said we had several of the listeners reach out and ask that we cover this subject. Thanks to special guest Tucker Wright, we will have a two-part series that gives details of why this is bad for our students. Episode #11 will discuss how The 1619 Project was developed by The New York Times, a narrative that will destroy our student’s love for America part 1.
What is The 1619 Project?
The 1619 Project an ongoing project developed by The New York Times Magazine in 2019 which “aims to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of [the United States’] national narrative”. 1619 is the year that the first African slaves arrived in North America, and the Project was launched in 2019, the 400-year anniversary of this event. The 1619 Project is attempting to reframe the year of America’s founding, from 1776 to 1619. In doing so, they aim to place the rest of America’s history in 1619 and interpret it through that lens- the exploitation of black Americans and slaves and following that narrative.
The Narrative of The 1619 Project
Narratives are stories and how we make sense of many events. Each of us creates narratives for our lives (one big failure or one constant work in progress). How we got married. How we got our first job. Our sophomore year in college. How we became a fan of a particular sports team. The story of how we started listening to the Conservative Educator Podcast! Even how we became a liberal, or conservative. The list is endless. When we look back at our own families, we remember maybe 1% of the actual events and things that happen to us. Narrative helps us package those events to create a story. It’s not just people that create narratives, either. Businesses often do that to educate their customers on how they came into existence, what they stand for, and how they dealt with challenges that came their way.
The 1619 project is trying to change the narrative of our countries history. To continue, the narrative is very prevalent in sports as well. Think of the story of Jackie Robinson and how he paved the way to shatter baseball’s color barrier in the late 40s. Books and movies have been created to show the problem/challenge (racism and exclusion in baseball), Robinson’s path to overcome it, the struggles/challenges (a player spiking Robinson on purpose as he slid into third base), and eventual victory. I think of Kurt Warner, who led the St. Louis Rams to a championship in the early 2000s. Much was made of the fact that months earlier, he had been stocking shelves at a grocery store! We hear of baseball players fleeing communist Cuba across shark-infested waters just to play a sport.
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