#21 – “Chasing Me To My Grave: An Artist’s Memoir of the Jim Crow South” by Winfred Rembert and Erin I. Kelly (Part Two): Summary, Evaluation, and Conclusion – May 14, 2026

Summary in Seconds: In the heart of Chasing Me to My Grave, Winfred Rembert tells his story with unflinching honesty, recounting life under Jim Crow—from backbreaking labor and civil rights marches to brutal violence and years on a chain gang. What sets the memoir apart is how Rembert later transforms these experiences into vivid leather […]