Content & Trigger Warnings for Elegy for Mary Turner (2021)
8 content warnings identified for this book.
Quick Summary
Yes, Elegy for Mary Turner (2021) contains 8 content warnings : Ableism (depicted), Hate crimes (depicted), Racial slurs / racism (depicted), Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirth, Genocide / ethnic cleansing, Gore / graphic violence, Police brutality, Torture.
The most severe warnings are for Hate crimes (depicted) (severity 5/5), Racial slurs / racism (depicted) (severity 5/5), Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirth (severity 5/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 5/5), Torture (severity 4/5).
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| Warning | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity & Discrimination | |||
| Ableism (depicted) | 1/5 | Referenced | Focuses on racial violence rather than ableism |
| Hate crimes (depicted) | 5/5 | Depicted | Racist mob lynching described |
| Racial slurs / racism (depicted) | 5/5 | Depicted | Racial violence and lynching central to the narrative |
| Mental Health & Emotional | |||
| Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirth | 5/5 | Depicted | Pregnant victim killed; unborn child also killed |
| Other | |||
| Genocide / ethnic cleansing | 3/5 | Depicted | Documents the systematic racial terror and mass lynchings of Black Americans in the Jim Crow South |
| Violence & Physical Harm | |||
| Gore / graphic violence | 5/5 | Depicted | Graphic lynching violence described |
| Police brutality | 3/5 | Depicted | Law enforcement complicity in racial violence and lynching is documented |
| Torture | 4/5 | Depicted | Torture and mutilation of the victim |
Identity & Discrimination
Mental Health & Emotional
Pregnant victim killed; unborn child also killed
Other
Documents the systematic racial terror and mass lynchings of Black Americans in the Jim Crow South
Violence & Physical Harm
Law enforcement complicity in racial violence and lynching is documented