Elegy for Mary Turner, an illustrated account of a lynching, by Rachel Marie-Crane Williams ; introduction by Mariame Kaba ; afterword by Julie Buckner Armstrong ; postscript by C. Tyron Forehand
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Elegy for Mary Turner, an illustrated account of a lynching, by Rachel Marie-Crane Williams ; introduction by Mariame Kaba ; afterword by Julie Buckner Armstrong ; postscript by C. Tyron Forehand
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (page vi)
Illustrations
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Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Elegy for Mary Turner
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1153548549
Responsibility statement
by Rachel Marie-Crane Williams ; introduction by Mariame Kaba ; afterword by Julie Buckner Armstrong ; postscript by C. Tyron Forehand
Sub title
an illustrated account of a lynching
Summary
Powerful and haunting, this depiction, detailed with full-color artwork, names those who were lynched and tortured in late May 1918 in Valdosta, Georgia, including one black woman, Mary Turner, who was eight months pregnant at the time
Target audience
adult
Classification
Subject
- African American women + Violence against -- Georgia -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works
- Mass murder -- Georgia -- Valdosta -- Case studies -- Pictorial works
- Murder -- Georgia -- Valdosta -- Case studies -- Pictorial works
- True crime stories
- Turner, Mary, 1885-1918 -- Death and burial -- Pictorial works
- Lynching -- Georgia -- Valdosta -- Case studies -- Pictorial works
- Illustrated works
- African American women + Violence against -- Georgia -- Valdosta -- Case studies -- Pictorial works
- Lynching -- Georgia -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works
- African Americans + Crimes against -- Georgia -- Valdosta -- Case studies -- Pictorial works
Content
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- African American women + Violence against -- Georgia -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works
- Mass murder -- Georgia -- Valdosta -- Case studies -- Pictorial works
- Murder -- Georgia -- Valdosta -- Case studies -- Pictorial works
- True crime stories
- Turner, Mary, 1885-1918 -- Death and burial -- Pictorial works
- Lynching -- Georgia -- Valdosta -- Case studies -- Pictorial works
- Illustrated works
- African American women + Violence against -- Georgia -- Valdosta -- Case studies -- Pictorial works
- Lynching -- Georgia -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works
- African Americans + Crimes against -- Georgia -- Valdosta -- Case studies -- Pictorial works
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