Name: Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America
SKU: BRANDTWINPALMSPUBLISHERS-98COLOURBWILLUSTRATIONS
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Many people today, despite the evidence, will not believe don’t want to believe that such atrocities happened in America not so very long ago. These photographs bear witness to . . . an American holocaust.” —Congressman John Lewis The Tuskegee Institute records the lynching of 3,436 blacks between 1882 and 1950. This is probably a small percentage of these murders, which were seldom reported, and led to the creation of the NAACP in 1909, an organization dedicated to passing federal anti-lynching laws. Through all this terror and carnage someone-many times a professional photographer-carried a camera and took pictures of the events. These lynching photographs were often made into postcards and sold as souvenirs to the crowds in attendance. These images are some of photography’s most brutal, surviving to this day so that we may now look back on the terrorism unleashed on America’s African-American community and perhaps know our history and ourselves better. The almost one hundred images reproduced here are a testament to the camera’s ability to make us remember what we often choose to forget.

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PartNumber	98 colour, b/w illustrations	Brand	Brand: Twin Palms Publishers
Manufacturer	Twin Palms Publishers	Author	James Allen
Editor	James Allen	Foreword	John Lewis
Contributor	Leon F. Litwack	Contributor	Hilton Als
Item Weight	2.69 Pounds	ItemDimensions	7.99 x 1.18 x 10.00Inches
NumberOfItems	1	Color	Black
binding	Hardcover	Amazon Category	Books » Arts & Photography » Photography & Video » Photography Collections & Exhibitions
Amazon Category	Books » Arts & Photography » Photography & Video » Photography History	Amazon Category	Books » Arts & Photography » Photography & Video » Photojournalism & Essays » Photo Essays
Amazon Category	Books » Politics & Social Sciences » Social Sciences » Ethnic Studies » People of African Descent & Black Studies » African American Demographic Studies	Amazon Category	Books » Politics & Social Sciences » Sociology » Sociology of Race Relations » Discrimination & Racism
EAN	9780944092699	ISBN	0944092691

Weight	2.69 lbs

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