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Slavery and the past are interconnected; there is a tension between a former time of human subjugation and the time after when that captivity can still be remem

This “important and timely” (Drew Faust, Harvard Magazine) #1 New York Times bestseller examines the legacy of slavery in America—and how both history and

Examines how contemporary Black artists envision the Middle Passage as an original site of social death and a space of potential rebirth.

Awards: One Book South Dakota Common Read, South Dakota Humanities Council, 2022. PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award, PEN America, 2020. One Book One Tr

What would it mean to “get over slavery”? Is such a thing possible? Is it even desirable? Should we perceive the psychic hold of slavery as a set of mental