Images of Holocaust atrocities by the Nazis are etched in our brains as a reminder of how hateful and monstrous humans can be. I believe that "Lynching Postcards: 'Token of A Great Day" serves as a necessary reminder of barbarous American history and the vile acts committed in the subjugation of Black Americans.
There are stories, movies, books, etc. That recount the horrors of the holocaust. The German nation has issued apologies and are the self-proclaimed fortification from this ever to happen again. Many in the U. S. are heavy subscribers to media about this history and feel good that we were on the "right side" of history.
However, the general population in "Lynching Postcards: 'Token of A Great Day" appear to be typical people from a Norman Rockwell work of art - sans the Dante's Inferno victims. Any one of the smiling children can easily be found in any elementary school throughout America. The mobs and spectators pictured in the post cards are too close to who Americans still are.
Until our country faces, acknowledges, and apologizes for it's past atrocities, we'll continue to bleed every time the scab is picked and the wound will never heal.
There are stories, movies, books, etc. That recount the horrors of the holocaust. The German nation has issued apologies and are the self-proclaimed fortification from this ever to happen again. Many in the U. S. are heavy subscribers to media about this history and feel good that we were on the "right side" of history.
However, the general population in "Lynching Postcards: 'Token of A Great Day" appear to be typical people from a Norman Rockwell work of art - sans the Dante's Inferno victims. Any one of the smiling children can easily be found in any elementary school throughout America. The mobs and spectators pictured in the post cards are too close to who Americans still are.
Until our country faces, acknowledges, and apologizes for it's past atrocities, we'll continue to bleed every time the scab is picked and the wound will never heal.