“We Had to Show A Version Of The Story Not Commonly Told”: Brazil’s 1619 Project Explores Slavery’s Legacy 200 Years After Independence By Natalie De Rosa• Interview• September 28, 2022 On Sept. 7, Brazil commemorated the bicentennial anniversary of its independence. But a new media project aims to highlight how that independence — and how Brazil has evolved up to the present day — was built on slavery. Inspired … Read more