Thursday, October 1, 2009

Graphic Images of Lynching

Some students are not familair with the American past of lynching.  While it is graphically described in James Baldwin's short story "Going to Meet the Man," it may be useful - although disturbing - to see what these lynchings looked like to those who attended and for the victims.

This being America - and everythingh being a commercial enterprise - some entrpreneurs made photo postcards of the lynchings and sold them as souvenirs.

Here for link from Without Sanctuary

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