{"product_id":"from-cant-see-to-cant-sharmaine-stuart-9798989636877","title":"From Can't See to Can't see: How the Chains of Labor and Lack Still Bind Us, from the Carolinas to the Caribbean","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom Can't See to Can't See is more than a historical account-it's a powerful reckoning and a bold roadmap to\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eliberation. From the rice swamps of the Carolinas to the sugar plantations of the Caribbean, Black bodies have toiled\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"from can't see to can't see\"-from the dim shadows of dawn to the final breath of night. Emancipation did not end this\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003egrind; it reshaped it, embedding it in today's gig economies, relentless shift work, tourism traps, and survival hustles that\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003esteal rest, ownership, and hope. This book strips away the veil, revealing how poverty chains us, hustle culture exploits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eus, and the label \"essential\" often marks us as expendable.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYet within these pages lies a luminous path forward-a vision fueled by community ownership, thriving cooperatives, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eprotective land trusts, and a radical redefinition of rest as resistance and restoration. Here, history collides with\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eactionable strategy, transforming survival into unshakeable sovereignty. The cry for freedom evolves into a concrete\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eblueprint for legacy, urging us to seize the land beneath our feet, rise as a united front, and construct the futures our\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eancestors dared to dream.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is not merely a book-it's a rallying cry to reclaim power, build wealth, and inherit a world where Black lives flourish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ebeyond the grind.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sharmaine Stuart,Cassius V. Stuart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798989636877\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cassius Stuart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.53d","brand":"Sharmaine Stuart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49002004414719,"sku":"9798989636877","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-cant-see-to-cant-sharmaine-stuart-9798989636877","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}