Elegy for Mary Turner: An Illustrated Account of a Lynching

Elegy for Mary Turner: An Illustrated Account of a LynchingA lyrical and haunting depiction of American racial violence and lynching, evoked through stunning full color artworkIn late May 1918 in Valdosta, Georgia, ten Black men and one Black womanMary Turner, eight months pregnant at the timewere lynched and tortured by mobs of white citizens. Through hauntingly detailed full color artwork and collage, Elegy for Mary Turner names those who were killed, identifies the killers, and evokes a landscape in which

With a lively narration by Dion Graham and Caroline Clay

ISBN-13 : 9781451625783

Interspersed with images of Daye’s family and upbringing

the models of theological education and ministerial formation

and The neutralization of black on black violence and more

interference by the military in civilian affairs

In this collection of fifteen stories

and Yash Tandon

I’ve seen your faith breathe life into otherwise hopeless situations - never doubting

The only person giving him grief and standing in his way is Hattie Sims

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Part Four rounds out the book with a focus on the role of women in church leadership