Presenting 'Throughline': Nikole Hannah-Jones and the war over history

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🗓️ 4 January 2022

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In this special episode from our friends at Throughline, co-hosts Rund Abdelfatah and Ramtin Arablouei explore the war over history with Nikole Hannah-Jones, an investigative journalist at The New York Times and the creator of the 1619 Project. They discuss how the 1619 Project became one of the most dramatic battlegrounds in the fight over our country's historical narratives — and whether an agreed upon history could ever exist.

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0:00.0	You're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR.
0:02.6	I'm Sam Sanders.
0:05.1	To kick this year off, we have a very special treat for you all
0:08.3	from our friends over at the NPR podcast through line.
0:11.7	Ronda Oblifata and Romptine R.Blui host that show.
0:15.1	And recently, they talked with Nicole Hannah Jones.
0:18.4	She's an investigative reporter at The New York Times
0:20.5	and the creator of the 1619 Project.
0:24.4	A lot of you may have heard about the 1619 Project by now.
0:28.4	It's a collection of essays that reframes the origins of the US
0:32.8	by looking at the legacy of slavery and racism in this country.
0:36.5	And how that impacted just about every aspect of the America
0:40.0	we know now.
0:41.5	It is also an award-winning podcast, and it was just turned into a book.
0:46.2	On top of all of that, the 1619 Project has also become a lightning rod
0:50.6	for the right.
0:51.7	And it's been a big part of the recent debate over critical race theory.
0:56.0	In this episode, Ronda, Romptine and Nicole talk about why the 1619 Project
1:00.8	became so political.
1:02.8	Here's Ronda and Romptine.
1:10.6	The past is never past.
1:13.6	This phrase, which is a remix of a passage by the famous American writer, William Faulkner,
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