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The 1619 Project is an American documentary television miniseries created for Hulu.It is adapted from The 1619 Project, a New York Times Magazine journalism project focusing on slavery in the United States, which was later turned into the anthology The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story.
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The series is told from the point of view of Henry "Onion" Shackleford (Joshua Caleb Johnson), a fictional enslaved boy, who is part of John Brown 's (Ethan Hawke) motley crew of abolitionist soldiers during the time of Bleeding Kansas, eventually participating in the famous 1859 raid on the Federal Armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (since 1863, West Virginia).
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Outstanding Performance in a New Series: Thuso Mbedu Won Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards: Best Streaming Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Live-Action Television Movie The Underground Railroad: Nominated [30] [31] Best Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Movie Joel Edgerton: Nominated Best Actress in a Limited ...
The new insights into the political elite’s ancestral links to slavery come at a time of renewed and intense debate about the meaning of the institution’s legacy and what, if anything ...
Critics praised the series' willingness to grapple with some of the difficult issues in US history, including African slavery, racial segregation and the genocide of the Native Americans. [12] [13] Mary McNamara, of the Los Angeles Times, wrote that "'America: The Story of Us' seems to draw its inspiration from Fox's '24' and the E! Channel."
Tracy Morgan was excited to join the cast of Saturday Night Live back in 1996.. Feeling at home on the cast would be another story, however. The comedian came in eager to share a different ...