On Racial Icons: Blackness and the Public Imagination

On Racial Icons: Blackness and the Public ImaginationWhat meaning does the American public attach to images of key black political, social, and cultural figures? Considering photographys role as a means of documenting historical progress, what is the representational currency of these images? How do racial icons signify? Nicole R. Fleetwoods answers to these questions will change the way you think about the next photograph that you see depicting a racial event, black celebrity, or public figure. In On

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