Memory is seldom explored through the experience of geographically mobile, racialized populations. Whilst the relationships between the political value of lands

With a New Preface by the Author Through personal journeys and historical inquiry, this PEN Literary Award finalist explores how America’s still unfolding his

"These essays explore the historic and contemporary effects of race upon the development of the built environment, and examine the myths and realities of Americ

The question "Do black landscapes matter?" cuts deep to the core of American history. From the plantations of slavery to contemporary segregated cities, from fr

Paul Shackel uses four well-known Civil War-era National Park sites to illustrate the evolution of commemorative expression at sites of controversy. He shows ho