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not served by the recent reckoning. it isn't served by remembering thomas jefferson for instance as a man who ran up so much debt in his lifetime that those he enslaved had to be sold off at his death in order to settle his accounts, and yet, understanding that jefferson's career as a slave holder, at the bequest of a founding father does much to explain the actions of his project, this understanding can't be allowed to prosper, however, for white power can only retain its privilege in our political system if it can tell itself a story. this week the university of north carolina chapel hill, a public institution, took the unprecedented step of rescinding an offer of tenure for hannah-jones at the behest of trustees. han na-jones 1619 project has enjoyed its share of critique which is as it should be, the longstanding national idea deserve to be, what they do not

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