Imagery of Lynching: Black Men, White Women, and the Mob
- ISBN-10
- 0813534593
- ISBN-13
- 9780813534596
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 259
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Author
- Dora Apel
Description
An analysis of over one hundred artistic representations of lynching addresses issues of race and racial violence throughout American history.
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