Forewords by Charlene Carruthers and Rebecca Solnit
Spanning nearly
three thousand years of history—from the ancient Secession of the
Plebs to the 2017 protests of the Confederate Soldiers Monument in
Durham, from Sojourner Truth to Naoto Matsumura—these posters pay
tribute to the long-standing human legacy of revolution, creative
activism, and grassroots organizing. In this book, contemporary
artists imagine and interpret often-overlooked events and figures in
movements for racial justice, women's rights, queer liberation, labor
organizing, and environmental conservation.
The second edition
of Celebrate People's History includes almost one hundred new
posters printed in duotone, presenting these essential moments as a
visual tour through decades and across continents. Featured artists
include Miriam Klein Stahl, Swoon, Cristy C. Road, Bishakh Som,
Sabrina Jones, Nicole Schulman, Christopher Cardinale, Eric Drooker,
Klutch, Carrie Moyer, Laura Whitehorn, Dan Berger, Ricardo Levins
Morales, Chris Stain, and more.
“A book that
will inspire, that will instill pride, and hopefully, also reinstate
hope in all of us.” —Paperback Paris