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Terms and Historical Events Cited in ​The 1619 Project​ Essays

Below is a partial listing of historical events and terms referenced in the issue. ​While many
essays refer to terms and historical events that can be understood using context clues within the
stories, some terms should be previewed with students prior to reading. ​Click here​ to access
“​The 1619 Project​ Reading Guide (Essays),” which includes page numbers, excerpts, and guiding
questions for the 18 essays included in the project.

Affirmative Action
● “Undemocratic Democracy” by Jamelle Bouie

The Affordable Care Act
● “Undemocratic Democracy” by Jamelle Bouie
● “A Broken Health Care System” by Jeneen Interlandi

Capitalism
● “Fabric of Modernity” by Mehrsa Baradaran
● “Capitalism” by Matthew Desmond
● “The Idea of America” by Nikole Hannah-Jones
● “Traffic” by Kevin M. Kruse
● “Municipal Bonds” by Tiya Miles

The Civil Rights Act of 1964
● “Undemocratic Democracy” by Jamelle Bouie
● “The Idea of America” by Nikole Hannah-Jones
● “A Broken Health Care System” by Jeneen Interlandi

Cotton Farming
● “Fabric of Modernity” by Mehrsa Baradaran
● “Undemocratic Democracy” by Jamelle Bouie
● “Capitalism” by Matthew Desmond
● “The Idea of America” by Nikole Hannah-Jones
● “The Wealth Gap” by Trymaine Lee
● “Chained Migration” by Tiya Miles
● “Municipal Bonds” by Tiya Miles
● “Sugar” by Khalil Gibran Muhammad
● “Punitive Criminal Justice” by Bryan Stevenson

These materials were created to support ​The 1619 Project​, published in ​The New York Times Magazine​ August
2019. You can find this and more educational resources at ​www.pulitzercenter.org/1619