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Allen, James (Editor); Als, Hilton; Lewis, Jon; Litwack, Leon; Lewis, John (Contributors) : Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography In America

Twin Palms Publishing, Santa Fe, NM, 2000

ISBN 0944092691

First Edition / First Printing. As New in As New Dust Jacket. 212 pages. Collection of archival photographs. One of the greatest photography books of our time. Limited Edition of 4000 copies. The true First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. The First Edition is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Arlyn Nathan and Jack Woody: Oversize-volume format. Maroon cloth boards with black titles embossed on spine, as issued. Photographs selected by the editors. Edited by James Allen with contributions by some of America's leading scholars, historians, and photography experts. Red wraparound band. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper to the highest standards. In pictorial DJ with large flaps and white titles on the spine, as issued. Presents "Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography In America". The single most harrowing photographic document on one of the most shameful chapters in American history. The only poignant thing about this book is its title. Upon its quiet release in 2000, the shock and horror that greeted the book have been unprecedented. "In the years before federal anti-lynching laws were passed, an enthusiastic reign of racial terror swept through America. Many people today, despite the evidence, will not believe, do not want to believe, that such atrocities happened in America not very long ago. These photographs bear witness to an American Holocaust. An album of peacetime atrocities, during which hundreds of Kodaks clicked. These images refute the notion that photographs of charged historical subjects lose their power. Instead they send shock waves through the brain, implicating ever larger chunks of American society" (Publisher's blurb). The Tuskegee Institute has records of the lynching of 3436 blacks between 1882 and the 1950's. This is a small percentage of the actual number of murders that occurred, which were seldom reported and eventually led to the creation of the NAACP, an organization dedicated to passing federal anti-lynching laws. Through all this terror and carnage, someone, often a professional photographer, carried a camera and took pictures of the event for souvenir-keeping. The lynching photographs were made into postcards and sold briskly as souvenirs to the enthusiastic crowds in attendance. The photograph of two black men hanging from a tree surrounded by a large, all-smiles, all-white crowd is now considered one of the most crucial images in the history of photography. A man is pointing an accusatory finger at the hanged men, as if to say, "This is the fate you blacks will meet and deserve". An absolute "must-have" title for photography book collectors. This title is a great book. This is one of few copies of the First Limited Edition still available online, is still in the publisher's original shrinkwrap, and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: This edition also comes with a blood-red band, which does NOT come with most copies of the First Edition. Copies available online are subsequent printings even if the dealers don't say so. A rare copy thus. 100 black-and-white photographic reproductions. "Without Sanctuary" was selected as one of the greatest photography books in "The Photobook". A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO "THE KILLING FIELDS" TITLE IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0944092691.

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