Elegy for Mary Turner: An Illustrated Account of a Lynching

A lyrical and haunting depiction of American racial violence and lynching, evoked through stunning full-color artwork.

In late May 1918 in Valdosta, Georgia, ten Black men and one Black woman—Mary Turn…

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