The NAACP book, 30 Years of Lynching in the United States, 1889-1918, stands as a measure for our culture, providing rarely presented statistical data pertaining to violence against Black Americans. The frequency of lynchings during the 50-year span of the report is alarming. Themes of Personhood and Race are immediately apparent, promoting a felt need for social justice. The unembellished enumeration of every known lynching of the time in table form impacts as forceful as any emotional description. The blue arrow on the open page points to data on Iowa lynchings.