false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180020726m/987002.jpg 987002 2 The brutal lynching of two young black men in Marion, Indiana, on August 7, 1930, cast a shadow over the town that still lingers. It is only one event in the long and complicated history of race relations in Marion, a history much ignored and considered by many to be best forgotten. But the lynching cannot be forgotten. It is too much a part of the fabric of Marion, too much ingrained even now in the minds of those who live there. In<i> Our Town</i> journalist Cynthia Carr explores the issues of race, loyalty, and memory in America through the lens of a specific hate crime that occurred in Marion but could have happened anywhere.<br><br>Marion is our town, America&#8217;s town, and its legacy is our legacy.<br><br>Like everyone in Marion, Carr knew the basic details of the lynching even as a child: three black men were arrested for attempted murder and rape, and two of them were hanged in the courthouse square, a fate the third miraculously escaped. Meeting James Cameron&#8211;the man who&#8217;d survived&#8211;led her to examine how the quiet Midwestern town she loved could harbor such dark secrets. Spurred by the realization that, like her, millions of white Americans are intimately connected to this hidden history, Carr began an investigation into the events of that night, racism in Marion, the presence of the Ku Klux Klan&#8211;past and present&#8211;in Indiana, and her own grandfather&#8217;s involvement. She uncovered a pattern of white guilt and indifference, of black anger and fear that are the hallmark of race relations across the country. <br><br>In a sweeping narrative that takes her from the angry energy of a white supremacist rally to the peaceful fields of Weaver&#8211;once an all-black settlement neighboring Marion&#8211;in search of the good and the bad in the story of race in America, Carr returns to her roots to seek out the fascinating people and places that have shaped the town. Her intensely compelling account of the Marion lynching and of her own family&#8217;s secrets offers a fresh examination of the complex legacy of whiteness in America. Part mystery, part history, part true crime saga, <i>Our Town</i> is a riveting read that lays bare a raw and little-chronicled facet of our national memory and provides a starting point toward reconciliation with the past.<br><br><br>On August 7, 1930, three black teenagers were dragged from their jail cells in Marion, Indiana, and beaten before a howling mob. Two of them were hanged; by fate the third escaped. A photo taken that night shows the bodies hanging from the tree but focuses on the faces in the crowd&#8212;some enraged, some laughing, and some subdued, perhaps already feeling the first pangs of regret.<br><br>Sixty-three years later, journalist Cynthia Carr began searching the photo for her grandfather&#8217;s face. 199510 21 3 2006 Our Town: A Heartland Lynching, a Haunted Town, and the Hidden History of White America total:21|5:9|4:5|3:5|2:2|1:0| 21 84 56 6 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 19:52:27 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 19:57:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu May 24 21:53:48 -0700 2007 Thu May 24 22:12:00 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Feb 20 06:42:16 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 06:47:46 -0800 2008 The famous photo of the lynching in Marion, Indiana led Ms. Carr (a longtime resident of New York and reviewer for the Village Voice) to re-exmine her native town and those people she grew up among.
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