1619 Project author Nikole Hannah-Jones falsely claimed that the Civil War began in 1865

New York Times Magazine reporter and 1619 Project author Nikole Hannah-Jones falsely claimed this week that the Civil War – which began in April 1861 and ended slavery in America – began in 1865, the year the war really ended.

“We did not stop the expansion of slavery, and slavers dominated the Presidency, Senate and Supreme Court until 1865, when the North was reluctantly drawn into a war that ultimately ended. into slavery, ”Hannah-Jones wrote in a series of comments shared on Twitter. discuss the end of slavery in America.

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After being called out for the mistake, Hannah-Jones, who was named for TIMEThe list of the “100 most influential people” in 2021, claimed her message was “poorly worded” and questioned whether anyone would believe she did not know “when the civil war started”.

“It was poorly worded, I meant until the end of the war in 1865, which the North had been reluctantly drawn into,” Hannah-Jones said in a tweet. “I realized people wanted to catch up with me. I doubt anyone would think I didn’t know when the Civil War started. But that’s what it is.”

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Last week, Hannah-Jones said the American people would not work “willingly” to confront the “anti-blackness” in society, said they had been “taught the history of a country that ‘does not exist, “and suggested there must be” serious consideration “after mainstream journalists” became involved in the Republican propaganda campaign “to discredit Project 1619.

Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones signs books for her supporters on November 30, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.
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“We were taught the story of a country that doesn’t exist,” Hannah-Jones said in an interview with The Associated Press. “We have been taught the story of a country that makes us unable to understand how we get an insurgency in the biggest democracy on January 6th.”

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Nicole Hannah-Jones attends the 2019 ROOT 100 Gala at the Angel Orensanz Foundation on November 21, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes)
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The New York Times Project 1619 is a long-term collaboration that seeks to “reframe the country’s history” by putting slavery and racism at the forefront of the national narrative. It was directed by Hannah-Jones, who won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary last year for the project.

Among other recent criticisms, Hannah-Jones came under close scrutiny last month after saying she “didn’t understand” why parents should have a say in their children’s education . Hannah-Jones also recently claimed that she is not a professional educator, despite holding a permanent position at Howard University.