The Cross and the Lynching Tree: Intro: America’s Hidden Contradiction

Host Connie Morris reviews James H. Cone’s The Cross and the Lynching Tree, exploring how the symbol of the cross and the history of lynching intersect to expose racial violence and theological failure in America.

The episode explains lynching as public terror, challenges the church and national narratives, and ties historical lynching to modern unequal outcomes in justice, protection, and grief.

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