heard about this book from Traci Thomas on the Stackspod where the author was a guest. It sounded from the discussion that this book would be similar to Clint Smith’s How the Word is Passed.  I loved that book and I picked this one up thinking how could it be different- Weathersbey even discusses Clint Smith on his trip to Monticello, which is a seminal location for How the Word is Passed.  The book is similar but different enough in its own way to make it an interesting and thought provoking read. The author teaches art history, and this book is focused on art objects as the context for examining cultural, political, and historical racism in America. I particularly enjoyed the passages about Mount Rushmore, the Crazy Horse Monument, the Confederate monuments, and the Kara Walker exhibit in Brooklyn. The author’s thoughtful analysis rendered in art history speak (formal analysis ) juxtaposed against his own experiences and interpretation provided an interesting and nuanced way to look at an issue that others have covered in a new and different way.