Revelation on the road to 1619

Victoria Woodhull 

The late Louis Proyect, an independent Marxist in the United States, still has a blog presence. In the links below, he defends the 1619 Project from criticism. The 1619 Project argues that the American revolution was a conservative reaction against abolitionism. I previously reviewed several books arguing a similar position. The project is (or was) supported by the New York Times. 

Several historians critical of the 1619 Project sent an open letter to NYT protesting the paper´s endorsement. Proyect believes that the letter is actually part of a campaign organized by a far left group, the small but notorious Socialist Equality Party (SEP), often known as World Socialist Web Site (WSWS). Other opponents of the 1619 Project turn out to be Hillary Clinton supporters, Republicans and perhaps racists.

The links below go to Proyect´s exposés of the SEP, and to an article on the early history of Marxism in the United States, where Proyect seemingly supports the faction around Victoria Woodhull, who was expelled by the orthodox Marxists around Sorge. 

I´m not entirely convinced by the arguments concerning the American revolution, tbh, and Proyect never reflects over the Black pop front with the New York Times, but the contributions are nevertheless interesting. 

Marx, Lincoln and Project 1619

Behind the attack on New York Times Project 1619

Project 1619 and its detractors