What the Eyes Can't See: Ralph Northam, Black Resolve, and a Racial Reckoning in Virginia

by Margaret Edds

Winner of the 2023 Virginia Literary Award in Nonfiction, awarded by the Library of Virginia

The transformation of Governor Ralph Northam

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam's "blackface scandal" could have destroyed any politician. The photo of Governor Northam purportedly in blackface created a firestorm not only locally but also in every political sphere. What the Eyes Can't See details why Northam's career did not...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1643363522
• ISBN13: 9781643363523
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"