Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist's Memoir of the Jim Crow South, with a Foreword by Bryan Stevenson

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by Winfred Rembert as told to Erin I. Kelly, Erin I. Kelly, Winfred Rembert

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WINNER OF THE 2022 PULITZER PRIZE

"A compelling and important history that this nation desperately needs to hear." -Bryan Stevenson, New York Times bestselling author of Just Mercy and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative

Chasing Me to My Grave presents the late artist Winfred Rembert's breathtaking body of work alongside his story, as told to Tufts Philosopher Erin I. Kelly. Rembert grew up in a family of Georgia field laborers, joined the Civil Rights Movement as a teenager, survived a near-lynching at the hands of law enforcement, and spent seven years on chain gangs. There he learned the leather tooling skills that became the bedrock of his autobiographical paintings. Years later, encouraged by his wife, Patsy, Rembert brought his past to vibrant life in scenes of joy and terror, from the promise of southern Black commerce to the brutality of chain gang labor. Vivid, confrontational, revelatory, and complex, Chasing Me to My Grave is a searing memoir in prose and painted leather that celebrates Black life and summons readers to confront painful and urgent realities at the heart of American society.

Booklist #1 Nonfiction Book of the Year * African American Literary Book Club (AALBC) #1 Nonfiction Bestseller * Named a Best Book of the Year by: NPR, Publishers Weekly, BookPage, Barnes & Noble, Hudson Booksellers, ARTnews, and more * Amazon Editors' Pick * Carnegie Medal of Excellence Longlist

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1639731466

ISBN13:9781639731466

Release Date:September 2023

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.85 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.5" x 9.2"

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Art Arts, Music & Photography History

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If you haven't read this book, you should.

Published by DeeOne , 5 months ago

This book is about so much.... injustice, art, perseverance, love, etc. The artwork and the stories behind each piece had me in my feels. This book is a must read!

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