The New York Times' 1619 Project

Terms and Historical Events Cited in The 1619 Project Essays:

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

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