[ARSCLIST] Recordings of lynchings?

[Gustavus Stadler <gstadler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello-

I am a scholar in American literature and cultural studies. For a 
project on aural representations of African-Americans from 
approximately 1880-1920, I'm trying to find information about 
possible recordings of lynchings. There are references to such 
recordings in works by several recent historians, but some of the 
information comes from a single memoir, and some is simply presented 
without footnotes. I've tried the recorded sound and folklore 
collections at the LOC; they referred me to this list.

It seems quite possible that if these recordings were made, they were 
reenactments, given the technological challenges of recording with a 
horn. Even so, I'm interested in finding out anything possible about 
the production, distribution, and consumption of such recordings. Has 
anyone in the list ever encountered such a thing?

Many thanks for your help.

Best,
Gus
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Gustavus T. Stadler
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of English
Haverford College
Haverford, PA 19041
(610) 896-1278