This Spring, SSU's Common Read is The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones. This richly researched book makes clear the ways in which slavery and its legacy have impacted nearly every aspect of life in America and shaped the nation in innumerable ways.
The 1619 Project was built on a foundation of research. Contributors used a wide range of sources to make their arguments, from archival documents to contemporary news sources to the work of other researchers in the fields of history, genetics, sociology, psychology, criminology, and many other disciplines. Following the trail of their research can give you as a reader a richer, deeper understanding of some of the key issues raised in the included essays.
To that end, we have been working on creating "The 1619 Project Bibliography." This bibliography locates and links to the sources cited in the Notes for each chapter of the book. The guide is a work in progress and additional chapters are being added continuously. We hope to illustrate the way that thought and scholarship continually builds on the work of others and on the historical record, offering new interpretations, new insights, and better understanding.
It is vitally important to learn about history through engagement with ideas, historical documents, data, and scholarship. We hope this guide and bibliography will help you to enrich your engagement.