On the Courthouse Lawn: Confronting the Legacy of Lynching in the Twenty-first Century by Sherrilyn Ifill

On the Courthouse Lawn: Confronting the Legacy of Lynching in the Twenty-first Century

Sherrilyn Ifill

224 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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This exploration of the effects of lynching in the U.S. speaks powerfully to us in these times that have witnessed the creation of the Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice. Nearly five thousand black Americans were lynched...

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