Kinshasha Conwill

"An incisive and illuminating analysis of the enduring legacy of the post-Civil War period known as Reconstruction--a comprehensive story of Black Americans' struggle for human rights and dignity and the failure of the nation to fulfill its promises of freedom, citizenship, and justice"--

Discover the sweeping history of black America: the path from slavery to freedom; the on-going struggle to define and realize freedom; and the major social, political and economic changes since 1968. You'll learn how the African American story transcends a single community, and shapes all those who call themselves Americans.

Dawoud Bey and Carrie Mae Weems met in New York in the late 1970s, and over the next 45 years, these close friends and colleagues have each produced bodies of work around shared interests and concerns. This publication brings together over 140 photographs and video art from the 1970s through the 2010s. Since first meeting at the Studio Museum in Harlem five decades ago, Bey and Weems have maintained mutual engagement while exploring and addressing...