*Camilla*

While trying to pick a certain image for my blog entry I couldn't pick just one so I decided on all three.I choose all the photos because they reminded me in some way of the article "The Consumption of Lynching Images" by Leigh Raiford. The first two images really depict the actual lynchings described in the article. The first shows a KKK member holding a noose in front of a confederate flag which some people use to represent white domination of African Americans and Jewish people. This picture could be an example of the images that were used on the post cards that were sent around communities as stated in the article. The second picture comes from the cartoon South Park and it symbolizes an African American bring lynched while a group watches and looks to be rejoicing. This relates to the article because it explained how crowds would come out to watch out of curiosity or entertainment. Something I thought was interesting was how in the article it stated their were sometimes another African American in the crowd or an opposing race looking away in disgust. My response to those two images are disgust because any killing of any individual should be done by a higher power and not another individual. I choose the last image out of humor just because they both interpret the flag to mean different things while the African American men interpret it in a racist way, and the other guy just means it as a way of showing southern pride. The article in itself was interesting and insightful and I am glad I was able to obtain further knowledge about something that is not as talked about as it once was.