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The Gray Area with Sean Illing cover image

Clint Smith III on confronting the legacy of slavery

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

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How Do You Choose the Places That Represent the History of Slavery?

The book is about eight different historical sites, nine if you include the prologue at new orleans. Part of what i wanted to do was go to places that represented a sort of patchwork of memories and experiences. I didn't want the book to be a sort of overwhelming physical artifect. But my hope is that in going to one place, i am able to tease out some of the themes and ideas that one migt find in other places. And so, maybe there'll be a part too, who knows.

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