In Open Contempt: Confronting White Supremacy in Art and Public Space Binding:Hardcover an enslaved woman named Rose

an enslaved woman named Rose faced a crisis: the imminent sale of her daughter Ashley

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a "involving

Rooting her exploration in the historic African American neighborhood of Bronzeville

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In Open Contempt: Confronting White Supremacy in Art and Public Space Binding:Hardcover an enslaved woman named Rose"An awe striking masterpiece of love." Jason Reynolds, #1 New York Times bestselling author "The sentences alone in In Open Contempt make it one of the most memorable books of the decade. But it's the unexpected lingering and genius crafting of consequential action that makes this one of the freshest explorations of space I've ever read. Irvin Weathersby Jr. has made something we've never before seen, felt, or witnessed." Kiese Laymon, author of