{"product_id":"on-lynchings-paperback","title":"On Lynchings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIda B. Wells-Barnett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bleak years after the Civil War brought continuing oppression to African Americans. During the 1880s and 1890s, more than 100 black citizens were lynched each year. In 1892, Memphis newspaper editor Ida B. Wells-Barnett raised a lone voice of protest and was forced to flee for her life. So began the civil rights pioneer's crusade against lynching. \u003cbr\u003eThis compilation features \u003ci\u003eSouthern Horrors, \u003c\/i\u003e Wells's first pamphlet on the subject of lynching, as well as its successors, \u003ci\u003eA Red Record \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Mob Rule in New Orleans.\u003c\/i\u003e Substantiated by her meticulous research and documentation, these works remain as important to today's historians as they were to the author's original audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn early leader of the civil rights movement, Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931) was an African American journalist, newspaper editor, suffragist, sociologist, and lecturer. She founded the National Association of Colored Women, the National Afro-American Council, and the first civic organization for African-American women, known today as the Ida B. Wells Club.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.67 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756247122208,"sku":"9780486779997","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e23c4e473b5903164fe4b1abcba95942.webp?v=1780077469","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/on-lynchings-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}