Questa autrice è stata una figura cardine nei movimenti per i diritti civili e il suffragio femminile. Come giornalista ed editrice, ha documentato senza paura le ingiustizie affrontate dagli afroamericani, in particolare i linciaggi, svelandone le vere motivazioni. È stata anche una suffragista dedicata che ha fondato diverse notevoli organizzazioni femminili. Attraverso un'abile retorica e tour di conferenze internazionali, ha promosso la consapevolezza su questi temi cruciali.
Three pamphlets by a civil rights pioneer chronicle some of the most regrettable incidents in American history. Wells's meticulous research and documentation of crimes from the 1890s offer priceless historical testimony.
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.
Lynch Law in All Its Phases
In the 1890s, Ida Wells-Barnett courageously documented the brutal reality of lynching in the United States, challenging the narrative that it targeted only black criminals. Through her investigative articles and the pamphlet "Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in all its Phases," she revealed lynching as a tool of white supremacy aimed at suppressing African Americans who posed economic and political challenges. Her work highlighted the barbaric nature of these acts and their role in maintaining racial terror and oppression in the South.