File:The Cross and the Lynching Tree Book Cover.jpg

This is the front cover art for the book The Cross and the Lynching Tree written by James H. Cone. The book cover art copyright is believed to belong to the publisher, Orbis Books, or the cover artist.

The cover depicts a tree casting in front of the shadow of a cross.

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The Cross and the Lynching Tree

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