Wendel White's "Manifest: Thirteen Colonies" focuses on documenting African American history through significant artifacts from the original U.S. colonies, challenging perceptions of Black life.
"These artifacts are the forensic evidence of Black life and events in the United States... a survey of the impulse and motivation to preserve history and memory."
"I am increasingly interested in the residual power of the past to inhabit material remains... bringing the past and the present into a shared space."
The shoe at the North Carolina Museum made White realize his work goes beyond Black life, illustrating how it is framed by 'virtual whiteness.'
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