![]() That assignment would, in turn, stimulate a negative reaction among some parents of some students in that school. In the wake of the zeitgeist of the nation at the time of its publication, it was not just potentially possible but almost inevitable that at some point in some school in some district somewhere in America a teacher would be handing out an assignment to read this very book. The irony carries the potential of being almost unsustainable. ![]() In other words, this addendum to the infamous 1619 Project which is directed at elementary school students starts off with a school assignment that, in the case of at least one student, is inevitably going to lead back through the history of slavery in America. That assignment is to draw a flag representing the ancestral homeland of the students according to their genealogical roots. The succeeding page broadens the viewpoint to show that the student is reacting to an assignment being given to the class by the teacher. ![]() The very first image of the narrative inside the book is of a young black girl sitting at a school desk with a look on her face almost impossible to identify relative to the emotion she is feeling. The opening scene sets the stage for what is to come in The 1619 Project: Born on the Water is an example of nearly perfect irony. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. ![]() These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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