A Monument to Blackness: Murals and Black Liberation, from the Harlem Renaissance to Black Lives Matter

A Monument to Blacknessoffers an in-depth look at Black murals across the United States, from interior murals in the South to street murals predominantly in the North and West. It shows us how Black murals were—and remain—an integral but commonly overlooked artistic expression in the movement for Black liberation across the country. Focusing on works from 1930 to the present day, Hannah E. Jeffery demonstrates the elusive connection between Black politics, public art, memory, and space to s...