Slavery and the Post-Black ImaginationHonorable Mention for the 2022 Modern Language Association Prize for an Edited Collection Interrogates how artists have created new ways to imagine the past of American slavery From Kara Walkers hellscape antebellum silhouettes to Paul Beattys bizarre twist on slavery in The Sellout and from Colson Whiteheads literal Underground Railroad to Jordan Peeles body snatching Get Out, this volume offers commentary on contemporary artistic works that present,