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Southern Horrors - Lynch Law in All Its Phases

This volume describes many horrific instances when the law turned a blind eye to the barbaric practice of lynching, in an attempt to galvanise the public into action and put a stop to it once and for all.

CHF 23.90

Southern Horrors

Wells, Ida B. / Editions, Mint

In May 1892, Ida B. Wells published an editorial in the Memphis Free Speech and Headlight reporting on the recent lynching of eight Black men across the American South. Angered by her criticism of the common “alarm about raping white women, ” a group of white men destroyed the newspaper’s office. Southern Horrors is a pamphlet by Ida B. Wells.

CHF 8.90

Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells

Wells, Ida B. / Duster (Editor), Alfreda M. / Ojo, Adenrele

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CHF 45.90

The Red Record

Wells, Ida B. / Editions, Mint

A riveting examination of racial violence in America that occurred in the late-1800s. The Red Record: Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in the United States, by Ida B. Wells, is an exemplary investigative report that details a wave of brutal murders plaguing African Americans, particularly in the South.

CHF 10.90

America Awakened

Wells-Barnett, Ida B. / Marrow III, Taylor A.

A classic of investigative journalism, the pamphlets of Ida B. Wells-Barnett shine a light on the evils of racism in the United States. With a contextual introduction and useful footnotes, this book gives students an opportunity to analyze and interpret primary texts.

CHF 24.90

Crusade for Justice

Wells, Ida B. / Duster, Alfreda M.

Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) is now a Chicago icon and a shining example of fearless grit and truth-telling. Born into slavery, she lost both parents at the age of sixteen and supported five siblings by teaching school. As perhaps the first investigative journalist, she crusaded against lynching and for women's suffrage. She worked with Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony, she co-founded the NAACP and started the Alpha Suffrage Club here in Ch...