Statistics are quietly radical. When emotions run high, they calmly hold their truth. Monroe Work, a pioneering black sociologist, believed in the power of data and carefully documented the statistics of black life in America — including the terror of lynching.
This article is part of our White Terror U.S.A. collection, covering the shameful history of white supremacy in America.
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