Lynching Photographs (Defining Moments in American Photography): Volume 2 (Defining Moments in Photography)

by Dora Apel (Author), Dora Apel (Author), Shawn Michelle Smith (Author)

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  Paperback
  2007

  $29.81

  Why do we look at lynching photographs? What is the basis for our curiosity, rage, indignation, or revulsion? This book examines lynching photographs as a way of analyzing photography's historical role in promoting and resisting racial violence. It charts the history of lynching photographs - their meanings, uses, and controversial display.