Without Sanctuary: Photographs and Postcards of Lynching in America
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Collection by James Allen. Much of the material displayed by this site is of a disturbing nature. Lynchings were commonplace in the American South up to the Civil Rights era and were rarely prosecuted - partly due to the absence of a Federal anti-lynching law. The pride citizens felt in participating in a lynching is evident in the willingess of participants to photograph - and even turn into postcards - their experience.
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