The Red Record by Ida B Wells-Barnett PAPERBACK 9789357270502

Name: The Red Record by Ida B Wells-Barnett PAPERBACK 9789357270502
Brand: Double 9 Books LLP

Double 9 Books LLP

The Red Record tabulates these instances of cruelty in clear, impartial figures. Ida B. Wells' original goal for the brochure was to humiliate and shock the lethargic public-and spur change-alongside the total by describing actual instances of lynching and listing the common justifications for these arbitrary executions. The practice of lynching was so pervasive in the postbellum American South that the majority of Southern politicians and leaders chose to ignore it. This lethal brand of vigilante \""justice\"" was really a thinly veiled racist justification for homicidal brutality. With charges ranging from \""attempted stock poisoning\"" to \""insulting whites,\"" more than 200 African Americans were killed in 1892 alone. In order to let the dreadful statistics speak for themselves. The\n\nThe Red Record\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note that the price advertised is as low as we ca;