The Unseen Truth

The Unseen Truth: When Race Changed Sight in America
AuthorSarah Lewis
PublisherHarvard University Press
Publication date
2024

The Unseen Truth: When Race Changed Sight in America is a non-fiction book by professor Sarah Lewis.[1] Published by Harvard University Press in 2024,[2] It was a finalist for the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award[3] and an American Book Awards winner in 2025.[4]

In a Boston Globe interview, Lewis reflected that she was encouraged to work on the book by Jamaica Kincaid.[5]

References

  1. ^ Iduma, Emmanuel (16 September 2024). "Sarah Lewis's New Book Shows How Photography Taught Americans to "See" Race". Art In America. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  2. ^ "The Unseen Truth". Harvard University Press. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  3. ^ "Cleveland Foundation Celebrates 90 Years of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards with 2025 Finalists". Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
  4. ^ Italie, Hillel (15 September 2025). "Joy Reid and Percival Everett among winners of the 46th annual American Book Awards". PBS. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Getting to 'Unseen Truth'". The Boston Globe. 2024-09-29. pp. N1N2. Retrieved 2025-09-18 – via Newspapers.com.