{"product_id":"the-inner-passage-an-untold-story-of-black-resistance-along-a-southern-waterway-9780262051712","title":"The Inner Passage: An Untold Story of Black Resistance Along a Southern Waterway","description":"\u003cb\u003eA deeply moving photographic and narrative history of a southern waterway that the enslaved were forced to build for mercantile shipping--but which they used to escape slavery. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith gorgeously rich tritone photographs and a hard-bound cover with tip-in, perfect for fine art or history lovers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome of the earliest canals in colonial America, referred to as the Inner Passage, were constructed by enslaved people living in the Lowcountry of South Carolina in the early 1700s. In a paradox of history, for over a hundred years enslaved Black people used these canals, constructed for white plantation owners, to travel southward to freedom in Spanish Florida. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, Virginia McGee Richards documents the lost narrative of the Inner Passage through 60 extraordinary photographs of landscapes altered by slavery and portraits of Lowcountry descendants, along with an essay describing her discovery of this untold history. In an accompanying essay, Imani Perry writes about her own journey on the Inner Passage, putting Black resistance to enslavement and Southern history into an immediate context. James Estrin brings decades of insight about photography and the power of visual storytelling to his affecting foreword. Together, these words and images offer a powerful living map of history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Virginia McGee Richards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.80h x 8.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262051712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVirginia Richards is an award-winning documentary photographer, historian, and environmental lawyer.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Virginia McGee Richards \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47834223280285,"sku":"9780262051712","price":59.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_02aa6ca1-9344-402c-b6f8-51a746f69f6c.jpg?v=1776146771","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-inner-passage-an-untold-story-of-black-resistance-along-a-southern-waterway-9780262051712","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}