Anti-Lynching Writings

by Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Will Jonson (Editor)

Here in one economical volume are Ida B. Wells-Barnett's three celebrated anti-lynching 'Southern Horrors', 'The Red Record' and 'Mob Rule in New Orleans'. Wells-Barnett's courageous campaign to raise awareness of the appalling state of extra-judicial murder in the southern USA retains its power to shock and appall. This is essential reading for anyone interested in the social history of America and the experiences of African Americans in the periods after the abolition of slavery. Check out our other books at www.dogstailbooks.co.uk

202 pages, Paperback

Published April 5, 2013

About the author

Ida Bell Wells-Barnett (1862–1931) was an African-American journalist, newspaper editor, suffragist, sociologist and, with her husband, newspaper owner Ferdinand L. Barnett, an early leader in the civil rights movement. She documented lynching in the United States, showing how it was often a way to control or punish blacks who competed with whites, often under the guise of rape charges. She was active in women's rights and the women's suffrage movement, establishing several notable women's organizations. Wells was a skilled and persuasive rhetorician, and traveled internationally on lecture tours.

(from Wikipedia)