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In Open Contempt: Confronting White Supremacy in Art and Public Space
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Irvin Weathersby Jr. journeys around the United States, taking readers along on a trail of public art and installations that alternately glorify or condemn our country's horrific white supremacist past. From Louisiana to North Carolina to South Dakota and more, In Open Contempt will change your perception of some of our most famous monuments.
Longlisted for the 2026 PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction
“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....
“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....
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