excerpt from \southern horrors: lynch laws in all its phases\
by ida b. wells
1892

ida bell wells (1862 - 1931) was an african american journalist, suffragist, sociologist, and early leader in the civil rights movement. the following excerpt comes from her work entitled southern horrors: lynch laws in all its phases. in this pamphlet, wells talks about lynching, or murder by mob without a legal trial. the targets of such wanton violence and hatred were almost always african americans. wells began investigating southern lynching following the lynching of three men — thomas henry moss, sr., william stewart, and calvin mcdowell — whom wells considered friends. she published her investigations in her newspaper, free speech, and received many threats, including the ransacking of her newspaper’s office by a white mob. wells wrote southern horrors while in exile from the south. please note: this text contains descriptions that students may find disturbing.

as you read, take notes on wells’ appeal for the end of lynch law and whom she calls on for action.

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the cleveland gazette of january 16, 1892, publishes a case in point. mrs. j.s. underwood, the wife of a minister of elyria, ohio, accused an afro - american¹ of rape. she told her husband that during his absence in 1888, stumping the state for the prohibition party,² the man came to the kitchen door, forced his way in the house and insulted her. she tried to drive him out with a heavy poker, but he overpowered and chloroformed her,³ and when she revived her clothing was torn and she was in a horrible condition. she did not know the man but could identify him. she pointed out william offett, a married man, who was arrested and, being in ohio, was ted a trial.

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excerpt from \southern horrors: lynch laws in all its phases\
by ida b. wells
1892

ida bell wells (1862 - 1931) was an african american journalist, suffragist, sociologist, and early leader in the civil rights movement. the following excerpt comes from her work entitled southern horrors: lynch laws in all its phases. in this pamphlet, wells talks about lynching, or murder by mob without a legal trial. the targets of such wanton violence and hatred were almost always african americans. wells began investigating southern lynching following the lynching of three men — thomas henry moss, sr., william stewart, and calvin mcdowell — whom wells considered friends. she published her investigations in her newspaper, free speech, and received many threats, including the ransacking of her newspaper’s office by a white mob. wells wrote southern horrors while in exile from the south. please note: this text contains descriptions that students may find disturbing.

as you read, take notes on wells’ appeal for the end of lynch law and whom she calls on for action.

the black and white of it

the cleveland gazette of january 16, 1892, publishes a case in point. mrs. j.s. underwood, the wife of a minister of elyria, ohio, accused an afro - american¹ of rape. she told her husband that during his absence in 1888, stumping the state for the prohibition party,² the man came to the kitchen door, forced his way in the house and insulted her. she tried to drive him out with a heavy poker, but he overpowered and chloroformed her,³ and when she revived her clothing was torn and she was in a horrible condition. she did not know the man but could identify him. she pointed out william offett, a married man, who was arrested and, being in ohio, was ted a trial.

\cover southern horrors\ by unknown is in public domain.
image: \southern horrors. lynch law in all its phases mrs ida b. wells. price, fifteen cents the new york age print. 1892.\

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