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Episode 316: Slavery, Capitalism, and The 1619 Project, Pt. 1

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The Hulu Series - Leslie Harris and the American Revolution

Nicole Hannah Jones wrote that the American Revolution was tied to a defensive slavery. The New York Times briefly started to walk back that claim, but ever since then, Nicole Hannah Jones has tried to double down and reinsert it into her narrative. "She's someone who goes straight into derision and insult does not want to debate the substance or facts of the matter," he says.

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