It’s Life as I See It: Black Cartoonists in Chicago, 1940–1980 #[nn]

This collection brings together the work of Black cartoonists active in Chicago from 1940 to 1980, drawn from the pages of the city's Black newspapers. It showcases a vibrant tradition of social and political commentary through single-panel cartoons, comic strips, and illustrations, highlighting artists who documented everyday life, racial injustice, and cultural pride. The volume, published by The New York Review of Books, offers a focused look at a previously underappreciated chapter in American cartooning history.