The exhibition features three sections, created in collaboration with the editors of The New York Times Magazine and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and educators from The Pulitzer Center. Throughout, visitors can explore connections between the experiences of Black Americans and the ideals of American freedom.

Section 1 | Artworks from "The 1619 Project: A Visual Experience"

Artworks from The 1619 Project: A Visual Experience offer a revolutionary argument for a new national origin story, one that begins in late August of 1619 when a cargo ship of people stolen from Africa arrived on the shores of Point Comfort, Virginia. The exhibition includes original artworks by ten Black artists that highlight themes of resistance and freedom.

Section 2 | Echoes of 1619: Freedom and Resistance in Washington, D.C.

This section of the exhibition, guest curated by Dominique Hazzard and designed by Art Dept., traces the deep local connections between the first enslaved Africans brought to Point Comfort in 1619 and the lives of Washingtonians today.

Section 3 | Freedom and Resistance: Through the Eyes of D.C. Youth

DC Public Library and the Pulitzer Center invited all middle and high school student artists in the District to submit original artwork responding to the ideas of Freedom and Resistance.