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From award-winning photojournalist Richard Frishman comes a collection of photographs documenting America's history of segregation, slavery, and institutional racism hidden in plain sight, accompanied by hard-hitting personal essays from University of Virginia professor of sociology and Black culture B. Brian Foster and with a foreword by National Book Award winner Imani Perry

Beginning in 2018, Richard Frishman embarked on a 35,000-mile journey, crossing the United States several times, traveling from his home state of Washington to Maine, from Mississippi to Michigan, and everywhere in between. Frishman was driven by a deep concern for capturing traces of the nation's history of segregation, slavery, and institutional racism embedded in everyday American architecture. Frishman spent the next five years capturing photographs of structures like the New Orleans Slave Exchange, old colored entrances at movie theaters in Seattle and Texas, formerly segregated beaches in L

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    A Hardback by Richard Frishman, B Brian Foster, Imani Perry

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      Publisher: St Martin's Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 06/02/2024
      ISBN13: 9781250831682, 978-1250831682
      ISBN10: 1250831687
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      Book Synopsis

      From award-winning photojournalist Richard Frishman comes a collection of photographs documenting America's history of segregation, slavery, and institutional racism hidden in plain sight, accompanied by hard-hitting personal essays from University of Virginia professor of sociology and Black culture B. Brian Foster and with a foreword by National Book Award winner Imani Perry

      Beginning in 2018, Richard Frishman embarked on a 35,000-mile journey, crossing the United States several times, traveling from his home state of Washington to Maine, from Mississippi to Michigan, and everywhere in between. Frishman was driven by a deep concern for capturing traces of the nation's history of segregation, slavery, and institutional racism embedded in everyday American architecture. Frishman spent the next five years capturing photographs of structures like the New Orleans Slave Exchange, old colored entrances at movie theaters in Seattle and Texas, formerly segregated beaches in L

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