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Re: [ARSCLIST] Recordings of lynchings?
Not that I have any,but are looking for films/video of lynchings,or people describing them ?
Roger
Gustavus Stadler <gstadler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 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
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