Unsay Their Names: The Colorful Fall from Grace of a City's Statuary

by Derek Kannemeyer

a record, in photographs accompanied by commentary, of the 2020-2021 Lost Cause statuary removals in Richmond, VA, and of the city's transformation in the context of the BLM protests. The commentary, from the perspective of a triracial immigrant and longtime Richmond resident, is by turns journalistic, historical, and personal. This book earned a starred review from Kirkus, an author interview in the monthly Kirkus magazine, an IPPY silver medal, and a main event fall 2021 photography exhibition at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia.

240 pages, Hardcover

Published September 15, 2021