Ida B. Wells-Barnett

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Mob Rule in New Orleans (eBook, ePUB)

Robert Charles & His Fight to Death, The Story of His Life, Burning Human Beings Alive, & Other Lynching Statistics - With Introductory Chapters by Irvine Garland Penn and T. Thomas Fortune

Beschreibung

Ida Bell Wells-Barnett (1862-1931) was an American educator, investigative journalist, and leading figure of the civil rights movement. Having been born into slavery in Holly Springs, Mississippi, Wells was freed in 1862 during the American Civil War by the Emancipation Proclamation. From then on she dedicated her life as a free woman to fighting prejudice and violence, founding the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and becoming the most famous African American of her time. This volume contains Wells' 1900 work "Mob Rule in New Orleans", a moving and disturbing account of the racial violence and lynchings that occurred in New Orleans around the 1890s, with a particular focus on the famous case of Robert Charles. Highlighting police brutality towards the minorities of New Orleans, this book can be related to the racial violence many people still encounter today. Highly recommended for those with an interest in American history and the civil rights movement. Contents include: "Shot an Officer", "Death of Charles", "Mob Brutality", "Shocking Brutality", "Murder on the Levee", "A Victim in the Market", "A Gray-Haired Victim", "Fun in Gretna", "Brutality in New Orleans", "Was Charles a Desperado?", "Died in Self-Defense", "Burning Human Beings Alive", and "Lynching Record". Other notable works by this author include: "The Red Record" (1895) and "Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All its Phases" (1892). Read & Co. History is proudly republishing this classic work now in a brand new edition complete with introductory chapters by Irvine Garland Penn and T. Thomas Fortune.

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Black American journalist, suffragist, and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells-Barnett was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi, on July 16, 1862. She made headlines for her ferocious resistance to lynching and support of women's suffrage. In Memphis, Tennessee, Wells-Barnett started her career as a teacher before switching to journalism after being terminated for speaking out against the poor circumstances in black schools. As the editor of a neighborhood newspaper, she started writing on the injustices of lynching, which was then a common occurrence in the South. The lynching problem received widespread attention because to Wells-reportage, Barnett's which also fueled the anti-lynching campaign. She was also a founding member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and played a significant role in the women's suffrage campaign. Even in the face of threats and violence, Wells-Barnett persisted in speaking out against racism and injustice throughout her life. At the age of 68, she passed away in Chicago, Illinois, on March 25, 1931. Wells-Barnett is now regarded as a pioneer and a civil rights movement hero. Social justice campaigners and activists all around the globe are still motivated by her legacy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Read Books Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 82
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781528792042
• Artikelnr.: 62155963