In the midst a “cruel land, this South”, Christ makes an unexpected sort of appearance in Countee Cullen‘s long poem “The Black Christ”. It’s one of a number of poems in The Black Christ and Other Poems dealing with faith, injustice, sin, racial violence, and African American experience, among other themes.

The University of Missouri libraries has an exhibit of pages from the book, illustrated by Charles Cullen. The complete book comes to the public domain in 7 days. #PublicDomainDayCountdown