How Do You Get a Nigger Out of a Tree?

Title: How Do You Get a Nigger Out of a Tree?
Rights: Art Institute of Chicago. Educational Fair Use.
Creator: Weems , Carrie Mae (1953 -)
Date: 1987 C.E.
Description: This is a black and white photograph cropped to fit into a square, and the photo shows part of a black man being hung in a tree. There is text at the bottom saying, “How Do You Get Nigger Out of A Tree?” The "n-word" has been kept in the title of this image because it is the name of the work the creator chose; therefore, the name is unaltered or censored.
Format: Photograph. Gelatin silver print. 49.9 × 41 cm (19 5/8 × 16 1/8 in.).
Language: English
Publisher: The Art Institute of Chicago.
Contributor: Dylan Harris
Identifier: The Art Institute of Chicago. 2014.1057.
Subject: Photography; Black; tree; hanging; lynching.
Source: Jpg file. The Art Institute of Chicago. 11/2/2021.
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/224590/how-do-you-get-a-nigger-out-of-a-tree; How Do You Get a Nigger Out of a Tree?