What meaning does the American public attach to images of key black political; social; and cultural figures? Considering photographyrsquo;s role as a means of documenting historical progress; what is the representational currency of these images? How do racial icons ldquo;signifyrdquo;? Nicole R. Fleetwoodrsquo;s answers to these questions will change the way you think about the next photograph that you see depicting a racial event; black celebrity; or public figure. In On Racial Icons; Fleetwood focuses a sustained look on photography in documenting black public life; exploring the ways in which iconic images function as celebrations of national and racial progress at times or as a gauge of collective racial wounds in moments of crisis. Offering an overview of photographyrsquo;s ability to capture shifting race relations; Fleetwood spotlights in each chapter a different set of iconic images in key sectors of public life. She considers flash points of racialized violence in photographs of Trayvon Martin and Emmett Till; the political; aesthetic; and cultural shifts marked by the rise of pop stars such as Diana Ross; and the power and precarity of such black sports icons as Serena Williams and LeBron James; and she does not miss Barack Obama and his family along the way. On Racial Icons is an eye-opener in every sense of the phrase.
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