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Amy Louise Wood
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Hardcore HistoryMar 4, 2000
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“Historian Amy Louise Wood describes the Jesse Washington situation, emphasizing the grotesque excess of spectacle lynching.”

Sentiment: Deep Dive
Trigger: lynching in America
For: Historians and those interested in racial justice
Key quote: “The 1916 lynching of Jesse Washington in Waco, Texas, stands as one of the most widely known and scrutinized lynchings because it, in many ways, typified the grotesque excess of spectacle lynching.”
The host discusses the historical context of lynching in America, using the Jesse Washington case as a critical example of the spectacle surrounding these events. The mention of Amy Louise Wood's book highlights the grotesque nature of the lynching and its impact on public perception and the anti-lynching movement.