Until thinking and questioning why God? Taking a vacation to watch several heavy documentaries, mainly about racism, a topic so sad, so heavy, so painful, unforgivable, disgusting, outrageous, with no more meanings to describe these abominable atrocities, which should be overcome, unfortunately so real and so current, here I thought it was a documentary about normal postcards, but what was my surprise to discover that in the 19th century, not even that long ago, postcards lynching black people, this is so absurd and incomprehensible that it doesn't matter. Until thinking and questioning why God?

I disagree with 2 of the other reviews. The photographs/postcards speak for themselves. I have seen some of them before. This film gives some context to the postcards, as well as shining a light on a part of our history that many would prefer to leave in the dark.

They would have you believe people hunted down blacks to kill in public spectacles. But a little research showed discrepancies with this story.

Not every victim was black. Also, how many of these were public executions of criminals and not lynchings at all? Yep, they still did those back then.

For instance: Rainey Bethea, executed August 14, 1936 at Owensboro, Kentucky, was the last public execution in America. He was publicly hanged for rape on August 14, 1936 in a parking lot in Owensboro, Kentucky (to avoid damage to the courthouse lawn by thousands of people who were expected to attend).

But this "documentary" would have you believe it was all about racism. Lynching was a bad thing. I do believe some were lynched. It shouldn't have happened, and I'm glad it was stopped. Death sentences are for courts to decide, not angry mobs. Racism is also bad, but constantly picking at the scab is only going to make it fester.

That's exactly what this drama does, it picks out only what it thinks can be used to promote a story of racism. No real context provided for the photos, just a narration about lynchings being all about racism against blacks. Smh.