Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases

Name: Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases
Author: Ida B. Wells-Barnett

Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases is a work written by Ida B. Wells-Barnett in 1892. The book is a collection of essays and articles written by Wells-Barnett about the lynching of African Americans in the Southern United States. Wells-Barnett was an African American journalist and civil rights activist who wrote about the injustices of lynching and the need for reform. The book is divided into three parts. The first part is an introduction to the history of lynching in the United States and the second part is a collection of essays and articles written by Wells-Barnett about the lynching of African Americans. The third part is a collection of statistics and reports about lynching in the United States. The book is an important work in the history of civil rights and anti-lynching activism. Wells-Barnett's work was instrumental in bringing attention to the issue of lynching and the need for reform. The book is still relevant today and is an important source of information about the history of lynching in the United States.

By Ida B. Wells-Barnett · First published 1892 · Genre: Non-Fiction, History, Political Science · 6 chapters · 10,412 words

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Wednesday evening May 24, 1892, the city of Memphis was filled with excitement. Editorials in the daily papers of that date caused a meeting to be held in the Cotton Exchange Building; a committee was sent for the editors of the "Free Speech" an Afro-American journal published in that city, and the only reason the open threats of lynching that were made were not carried out was because they could not be found. The cause of all this commotion was the following editorial published in the "Free Speech" May 21, 1892, the Saturday previous.

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Work type: Essay
Author: Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Date: 1892 CE
Language: English
Genres: Non-Fiction, History, Political Science, Sociology, Biography
Length: 10,412 words
Structure: 6 chapters, 104 paragraphs
Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)

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Non-Fiction — Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases is a non-fiction book written by Ida B. Wells-Barnett, an African-American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement.
History — Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases is a historical book that documents the history of lynching in the United States, particularly in the South, during the late 19th century.
Political Science — Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases is a political science book that examines the political and social implications of lynching in the United States, particularly in the South, during the late 19th century.
Sociology — Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases is a sociology book that examines the social implications of lynching in the United States, particularly in the South, during the late 19th century.