The cross and the lynching tree Nobody knows de trouble I see : the cross and the lynching tree in the Black experience The terrible beauty of the cross and the tragedy of the lynching tree : a reflection on Reinhold Niebuhr Bearing the cross and staring down the lynching tree : Martin Luther King Jr.s struggle to redeem the soul of America The recrucified Christ in Black literary imagination Oh Mary dont you weep Conclusion : legacies of the cross and the lynchiing tree. Examines the symbols of the cross and the lynching tree in African americans daily life spiritual life and history