1) Read this essay written by Nikole Hannah-Jones, the 2020 Pulitzer Prize winner for Commentary, which was part of the 1619 Project. https://www. nytimes. com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine /black-history-american-democracy. html?smid=pl-share

2) What do you know about slavery, and where does that information come from?

3) What do you know about the contributions of Black Americans to U. S. Society and where does that information come from?

4) What are the ramifications of slavery in contemporary U. S. Life?

5) How does the story of the U. S. change if we mark the beginning of U. S. history in 1619 instead of 1776?

6) What is national memory? How do we create it? How can we change it?