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Podcast: The Heidi St. John Podcast
Episode: 1916: The How and Why of Our Progressive Culture Shift with Seth Gruber
Description: In August of 2019, the New York Times inaugurated the 1619 Project. Their goal was to offer a new origin story of the American Republic. They argued that 1776 is not the origin of America as we know it, but rather, 1619, the year the first slaves were brought to American shores, as our true origin. They, of course, sought to link every supposed evil and ill of the 21st century with the racist heritage of 1619, America's “real” birthday.
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