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The Declaration of Independence
● “The Idea of America” by Nikole Hannah-Jones

Fiat Currency
● “Good as Gold” by Mehrsa Baradaran

The Freedmen’s Bureau
● “A Broken Health Care System” by Jeneen Interlandi
● “The Wealth Gap” by Trymaine Lee

The GI Bill
● “A Broken Health Care System” by Jeneen Interlandi
● “The Wealth Gap” by Trymaine Lee

The Great Depression
● “Good as Gold” by Mehrsa Baradaran
● “Capitalism” by Matthew Desmond

The Great Recession
● “Undemocratic Democracy” by Jamelle Bouie
● “Capitalism” by Matthew Desmond

Hurricane Katrina
● “Sugar” by Khalil Gibran Muhammad

The Industrial Revolution
● “Capitalism” by Matthew Desmond

Jim Crow Laws
● “Undemocratic Democracy” by Jamelle Bouie
● “The Idea of America” by Nikole Hannah-Jones
● “A Broken Health Care System” by Jeneen Interlandi
● “The Wealth Gap” by Trymaine Lee
● “American Popular Music” by Wesley Morris
● “Why Can’t We Teach This?” by Nikita Stewart

The Louisiana Purchase
● “Capitalism” by Matthew Desmond

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