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Book SynopsisAn intimate look at the afterlife of lynching through the personal stories of Black victims and survivors who lived through and beyond its trauma
Trade Review“A compassionate, sensitive, and insightful meditation on where to discern the hidden memories of the collective trauma of lynching and where to discover the manifest forms of African American resistance and resilience in response to it.”—Ashraf H. A. Rushdy, author of
American Lynching“
My Soul Is a Witness examines the oral histories, literature, art, and music that constitute the living memory of lynching. It’s an exceptionally researched, exquisitely written, and important book.”—Julie Buckner Armstrong, author of
Mary Turner and the Memory of Lynching“Mari Crabtree has written a hauntingly beautiful book, telling the stories of those whose lives have been weighed down by the traumatic memory of lynching and a nation haunted by the traumatic memory of what it has done and what it tries not to remember. Powerful. Disturbing. Brilliant. A must read!”—Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Princeton University
