Show students several selected photoes from Ken Gonzales-Day or visit his site to select other edited photos by Day, who has recreated several images of lynchings by removing the victims from the image. Have each student choose one image and answer the following questions about it in writing:

• What are 5-10 observations you can make of the photo?
• Try to tell the story of the photo in 2-3 sentences. What is it all about?
• What is Gonzales-Day’s goal in erasing the victim from the photo? How does this change the meaning of the image?

Then have students read Ken Gonzales-Day’s artist statement about this series of photos. Have a class discussion using the following questions:

• What are your responses to this series of images?
• By removing the victims from the photos, who does the artist center instead? What is the impact of this choice?
• What do you think is Gonzales-Day’s message to his audience about lynching? How do you feel about that message?
• Why is this depiction of lynching useful to students studying this history?