Lynching in America A History in Documents |
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| Editor:
| Waldrep, Christopher |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8147-9399-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2006 |
| Publisher: | New York University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.00 |
Book Description:
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Whether conveyed through newspapers, photographs, or Billie Holliday's haunting song "Strange Fruit," lynching has immediate and graphic connotations for all who hear the word. Images of lynching are generally unambiguous: black victims hanging from trees, often surrounded by gawking white mobs. While this picture of lynching tells a distressingly ......
Whether conveyed through newspapers, photographs, or Billie Holliday's haunting song "Strange Fruit," lynching has immediate and graphic connotations for all who hear the word. Images of lynching are generally unambiguous: black victims hanging from trees, often surrounded by gawking white mobs. While this picture of lynching tells a distressingly ......