Searching through America's past for the last 25 years, collector James Allen uncovered an extraordinary visual legacy: photographs and postcards taken as souvenirs at lynchings throughout America. With essays by Hilton Als, Leon Litwack, Congressman John Lewis and James Allen, these photographs have been published as a book Without Sanctuary" by Twin Palms Publishers and are on display at the New York Historical Society through July 9. Features will be added to this site over time and it will evolve into an educational tool. Please be aware before entering the site that much of the material is very disturbing." The site features about 80 images of lynchings which can be viewed "as a flash movie with narrative comments by James Allen, or as a gallery of photos which will grow to over 100 photos in coming weeks."