Nikole Hannah-Jones’s tenure is a victory in a battle that shouldn’t have to be fought
In questioning Hannah-Jones’s hiring, Walter Hussman Jr., the White, conservative donor for whom UNC’s journalism school is named, said he felt that the 1619 Project, which sought to re-center American history around the institution of slavery, did not give enough credit to White people who fought for liberation. Notice how Hussman brandishes the shield of objectivity in making the case for his own perspective:
Source: WP
