"In this particular historical moment when young Black people are engaged in a renewed struggle against state violence, Mary Turner's story resonates. She insists that we #SayHerName too."
–Mariame Kaba, founder and director of Project NIA, from the introduction "Harrowing ... This succinct work confronts readers with atrocity, in a necessary tribute."
–Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Retells the story [of Mary Turner's murder] in a manner at once unflinching, and, at turns, delicate. The delicacy is owed to Williams' rendering."
–Rosalind Bentley, Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Essential ... Williams doesn't just deplore unspeakable evil or try to argue with it. She confronts it in its own realm–the realm of art."
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Etelka Lehoczky, NPR Books "
Elegy for Mary Turner brings America's brutal history of 20th century lynching alive through Mary Turner."
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Bill Berkowitz, BuzzFlash