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The 1619 Project is an initiative by The New York Times that re-examines the history, and lasting influence, of American slavery on our society.

Join us the second Thursday of each month as we continue to discuss how the legacy of slavery remains the dominant factor of American political, cultural, and social spheres. The library program centers on the articles included in the New York Times Special Sunday Magazine dated August 20, 2019.

Article packets are available for download on this website or on the lobby display at the Lee Road Branch.

Our very own John Piche was interviewed by the Public Library Association’s Public Libraries Online magazine about the success of our 1619 Project program series, which he developed and runs. Read the article.

YouTube Video Playlist

You can view the entire playlist of 1619 project interviews on our YouTube page.

Click here to open our YouTube 1619 project Playlist

Upcoming Discussion

1619 Versus 1776 Projects

For the upcoming discussion, we are reading the packet 1619 VERSUS 1776 PROJECTS. The packet includes the letter critical of the 1619 Project from five historians and The New York Times‘ response. Plus articles from Washington Post, The Atlantic, and Boston Review.

1619 Versus 1776 Projects

Thursday, May 13, 2021
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Zoom ID: 823 648 5349
Password: 691353

Download the PDF of the article packet here.

Previous Programs

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  • African-American
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  • Library News
  • Non-Fiction

The 1619 Project and Its Detractors

April 12, 2021 / John Piche / 0

The 1619 Project is a long-form journalism project developed by Nikole Hannah-Jones, from The New York Times, which “aims to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences […]

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Interview with ​David Waldstreicher

April 5, 2021 / ColinT / 0

The 1619 Project continues online. ​David Waldstreicher Graduate Center of the City University of New York ​David Waldstreicher teaches history at the Graduate Center of the City […]

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Race, Medicine, and Health Care

March 22, 2021 / John Piche / 0

Books The unapologetic guide to Black mental health : navigate an unequal system, learn tools for emotional wellness, and get the help you deserve, by Rheeda […]

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Interview with Rana Hogarth

March 11, 2021 / ColinT / 0

The 1619 Project continues online. Rana Hogarth University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Rana Hogarth is associate professor of history at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. […]

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CH-UH History of Integration and Desegregation

March 5, 2021 / John Piche / 0

Local History Librarian Jessica Robinson has hosted two incredible programs in the last several months dealing with Cleveland Heights-University Heights’ history of integration and desegregation. […]

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Interview with Sherri Burr

February 26, 2021 / ColinT / 0

The 1619 Project continues online. Sherri Burr University of New Mexico Sherri Burr is the Dickason Chair and Regents Professor Emerita at the University of […]

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Books About Black Achievement for Black History Month

February 2, 2021 / John Piche / 0

This Black History Month why not take a moment to celebrate Black Firsts and Black Achievement? Here is a list of books currently available at […]

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Interview with Kelsey Klotz

January 28, 2021 / ColinT / 0

The 1619 Project continues online. Kelsey Klotz University of North Carolina at Charlotte Kelsey Klotz is a lecturer at the University of North Carolina at […]

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Videos

January 15, 2021 / John Piche / 0

In celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this year, here is a list of resources to learn more about the history of the federal […]

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Interview with Caitlin Rosenthal

December 3, 2020 / ColinT / 0

Caitlin Rosenthal is Associate Professor of History at the University of California Berkeley, where her research and teaching explore the development of management practices, especially those based on data analysis.

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Officious Intermeddler: Karen Phenomenon

October 20, 2020 / John Piche / 1

Today, the name “Karen” represents a faction of the population, made up of white women specifically, that is threatened by the prospect of losing its […]

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Interview with Alexis J. Hoag

August 5, 2020 / John Piche / 0

Professor Hoag is an anti-death penalty advocate who recently published, Valuing Black Lives: A Case for Ending the Death Penalty and argued before the Ohio Supreme Court advocating for Glen Bates.

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John Lewis

Remembering John Lewis 1940 – 2020

July 21, 2020 / John Piche / 0

John Lewis, a civil rights hero, dies at 80 | 1940-2020     Representative John Lewis, a son of sharecroppers and an apostle of nonviolence […]

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Podcasts on the history of Police, Prisons, and Race

July 3, 2020 / John Piche / 0

Here is a list of podcasts and radio programs that deal with the history of American policing, prisons, and the criminal justice system.  BEHIND THE […]

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15 Free Documentaries And Shows About Police, Racism, and Black History

June 16, 2020 / John Piche / 0

Here is a brief list of free documentaries, lectures, and tv programs about various aspects of racism, policing black communities, and the history of black […]

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Problematic Policing: Resources on Race and Law Enforcement

June 9, 2020 / John Piche / 0

The history of policing in the United States has deep and complicated roots that reach all the way back to 1704, when the colony of […]

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A statement to the community about recent national events

June 2, 2020 / Sheryl Banks / 0

Dear community members, Heights Libraries grieves with you over the brutal, senseless deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many other Black Americans. We […]

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Interview with Todd M. Michney, Ph.D.

May 5, 2020 / John Piche / 0

In this session, we talk to Todd M. Michney, who shares from his book Surrogate Suburbs: Black Upward Mobility and Neighborhood Change in Cleveland, 1900–1980, about redlining.

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Materials

1619 Project Article Packet

1619 Versus 1776 Projects

African Identity & Loss of Culture

Race/Racism Reading List

Slavery & Capitalism Packet 1

Slavery & Capitalism Packet 2

Slavery and Health Care

Slavery and the American Dream

Stealing Black Culture: Music

Stealing Black Culture: Sports

Teaching Slavery Packet

 

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