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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump threatened to cut off funding to California schools for their use of the New York Times’ 1619 Project, an initiative that aims to reframe the nation’s history with a focus on the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans. This comes two days after Trump directed the Office of Management and Budget to crack down on federal agencies’ anti-racism training sessions, calling them ‘‘divisive, anti-American propaganda.’‘The president Saturday retweeted a Sept. 1 post from an account called ‘‘Ocitman,’’ an account with less than 200 followers at the time, which read, ‘‘california has implemented the 1619 project into the public schools. soon you wont recognize america.’‘He then tweeted: ‘‘Department of Education is looking at this. If so, they will not be funded!’‘The Times launched the ongoing 1619 Project in August 2019, the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery, according to its website. It won a Pulitzer Prize for its collection of essays, and the project also includes visuals, a podcast and literary works. A complimentary 1619 Project curriculum is available online for free through the center.
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