Who was freely invited into the full protections of American Citizenship and who was kept out?
In what ways are the ripples of our past seen in our present? How can we engage more honestly with our history? Over a period of eight years, Benjamin Rasmussen travelled to 43 states and was introduced to over 500 people as he investigated the impact of the country’s complex history on contemporary society. In this new project, Rasmussen’s photographs are combined with essays by Frank H. Wu and collectively they seek to provoke thought and conversation around the complicated nature of American identity.