Who We Are

The Who We Are Project is a nonprofit organization challenging the dominant narrative of our nation’s founding, demonstrating how anti-Black racism was and remains a central part of U.S. history, and working to promote education, discourse, healing and change.

Our Mission

  • Expose

    the role of anti-Black racism and white supremacy throughout history up to the present.

  • Activate

    all of us to learn this history, then fight for change.

  • Inspire

    the next generation of citizen-historians, truth seekers, and activists.

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The Work

The Film

Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America

The Who We Are Project is an outgrowth of a talk that our founder, Jeffery Robinson, has been giving for over 10 years on the history of anti-Black racism and white supremacy in the U.S. This talk forms the basis of the feature-length documentary film, “Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America,” which is available on streaming platforms, for purchase, and to license for educational uses.

Short Film

How to Rig an Election

Watch our latest short film, “How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest,” written by Jeffery Robinson and narrated by Tom Hanks.

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