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PREFACE-CHAPTER 2
Reading Check
1. Which historical event changed Nikole Hannah-Jones’s perspective on Black history when she learned about it?
2. Whom does the text call the original freedom fighters of America’s democracy?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. What goal for the 1619 Project does Hannah-Jones lay out in the book’s preface?
2. What does the text claim motivated Virginians to declare independence from Great Britain?
3. What is the purpose of the Chapter 2 anecdote about Ashley Ramkishun and Samuel Sarfo’s 2019 marriage license application?
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