"I think children, they are able to understand complex stories and nuanced histories and it is empowering to actually be taught a history that reflects the country that we see," Hannah-Jones, mom of an 11-year-old daughter, said Monday on " Good Morning America." "I think that it's so important for young people." Now the project is debuting in book form and its creator, Pulitzer Prize-winner Nikole Hannah-Jones, said she hopes that through it, more people, especially children, are exposed to the legacy of slavery. When "The 1619 Project" debuted two years ago as a special issue of The New York Times magazine, it both gained critical acclaim and ignited a debate over how slavery and the history of the United States should be taught in schools.
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