The 1619 Project Curriculum
The 1619 Project, inaugurated with a special issue of The New York Times Magazine, challenges us to reframe U.S. history by marking the year when the first enslaved Africans arrived on Virginia soil as our nation's foundational date. Here you will find reading guides, activities, and other resources to bring The 1619 Project into your classroom. Wondering where to start? Dive into our Reading Guide.
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This resource will gather and share lesson plans created by educators to engage students in The 1619 Project.
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Explore how Pulitzer Center can support your classroom in teaching The 1619 Project and beyond!
![](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/screen_shot_2019-08-13_at_4.46.08_pm.png.webp?h=109ee748&itok=V2N5l37d "Ninth-graders at Whitney Young Magnet High School in Chicago present a completed timeline that compares events in the Middle East to highly publicized news stories in the U.S. over the course of the nearly two decades explored in Scott Anderson's "Fractured Lands." Students in World Studies classes at Whitney Young spent eight weeks processing Anderson's story through discussion and close-reading. Image by Anne-Michele Boyle. Chicago, 2016.")