Every Hard Sweetness

By Sheila Carter-Jones

Book Overview

In Every Hard Sweetness, Carter-Jones chronicles Civil Rights' era atrocities through the story of her family's experience with an all-too-common practice in which Black men were wrongfully incarcerated in institutions for the criminally insane. The result is a stunning work reflecting on race, criminalization, and the devastating consequences of a Black father's incarceration on his psyche and family, specifically his Black daughter. Told through a mixture of photography, ekphrasis, and erasure, Carter-Jones' powerful collection creates an extraordinary record of her family's life at a time of great suffering and upheaval.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1960145126
• ISBN13: 9781960145123
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: BOA Editions
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.0"