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1776: A Celebration of America
Rebutting the Claims of the 1619 Project
Highlighting the inaccuracies of the 1619 project, and past like projects as well as, providing reliable primary sources on the founding of America and reliable resources for parents, students, and the public.
The Constitution—the document that governs our government—protects our very way of life and ensures the freedoms we enjoy. ”
Kay Coles James
President, The Heritage Foundation
Heritage Resources
- The Heritage Foundation's Primary Sources
- Heritage Guide to The Constitution
- Frederick Douglass’s America: Race, Justice, and the Promise of the Founding by Peter C. Myers
- What the Constitution Really Says About Race and Slavery by David Azerrad
- Martin Luther King, Jr., and the American Dream by Peter C. Myers
- Booker T. Washington and the Promise of Racial Reconciliation by Diana Schaub
- Constitution Day Is Not Just Another Tuesday—It’s a Teachable Moment, America by Kay Coles James
- What Our Founders Really Thought of Slavery—and Why The New York Times Is Wrong by John York
- The New York Times’ 1619 Project Reeks of Herbert Marcuse’s Divisive Ideology by Mike Gonzalez
- America Isn’t Just Where I Live. It’s My Home. by Angela Sailor
- 1776, Not 1619 by Arthur Milikh
- The 1619 Project’s Outrageous, Lying Slander of Abe Lincoln by Allen C. Guelzo
- The New York Times Begins Correcting the Historical Record on "1619 Project" by Jonathan Butcher
- The Real Goals of "The 1619 Project" by Arthur Milikh
E BOOKS:
- The Heritage Guide to The Constitution
- A Citizen’s Introduction to the Declaration of Independence and Constitution
- How to Read the Federalist Papers
- Reading the Right Books
- Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law in America
- Religious Liberty in the American Republic
- Why States? The Challenge of Federalism
UNDERSTANDING AMERICA SERIES:
Additional Information
THE DAILY SIGNAL:
- The New York Times Is Trying to Rewrite History to Fit Its Biases by Cal Thomas
- New York Times’ ‘1619 Project’ Has Key Error About Our Founding by Walter Williams
- Here’s How Andrew Jackson Stood Up to Unaccountable ‘Elites’ by Jarrett Stepman
- These Historians Challenge New York Times’ Dubious 1619 Project by Jarrett Stepman
- How MLK Channeled the Spirit of 1776 by Jarrett Stepman
- Disputed New York Times ‘1619 Project’ Already Shaping Schoolkids’ Minds on Race by John Murawski
- These Black Scholars and Leaders Rebuke 1619 Project’s Narrative of Victimhood by Jarrett Stepman
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EXTERNAL OP-EDS:
- 1619 and all that by Giselle Donnelly
- The Weaponization of History by B. Wilfred M. McClay
- Dave Chappelle Is Stuck in the ’80s by Jason L. Riley
- ‘The 1619 Project’ Hurts Blacks by Robert L. Woodson
EXTERNAL RESOURCES:
- National Archives: Founders Online
- Yale Law School: Lillian Goldman Law Library’s Avalon Project
- Ashbrook Center: Teaching America History
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