As you can see the first photograph definitely appears very dark and ominous even before it was converted to black and white. Therefore, students automatically assumed that the first tree was the only lynching tree. Fewer people believed that the answer was the second photograph. It is apparent now that the trees all look like lynching trees since they are on a gray scale. I also found that it was more appropriate for these photographs to be shown in black and white rather than in color. Portraying these trees as if they were a beautiful part of nature is wrong. These trees are not a part of nature that should be glorified. These trees are a gruesome reminder of the horrible events that have occurred throughout history. Similarly to the themes
