In Open Contempt: Confronting White Supremacy in Art and Public Space, Irvin Weathersby Jr.
Book
Art
Historical
Memoir
Non-fiction
Book
Art
Historical
Memoir
Non-fiction
Updated: 14 September 2025
| No rape or sexual assault | |
| Rape or sexual assault mentioned in passing (in discussion and/or implied) | |
| Sexual harassment (e.g. verbal or non-consensual touching/grabbing) | |
| Sexual relationship between adult and teenager | |
| Child sexual abuse | |
| Incest | |
| Attempted rape | |
| Rape strongly implied/details surrounding a rape discussed in detail (i.e. the events before/after) | |
| Detailed/vivid description of rape |
Description
Throughout the book, the author discusses sexual violence that was part of chattel slavery in the US, as well as racist portrayals of Black women as spectacle and as inherently sexually available.
In particular, he discusses sexually suggestive mammy artwork, exhibitions of Sarah Baartman, and Thomas Jefferson’s rape of Sally Hemings.
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