Events tagged with "ida b wells"

Historical Events tagged with "ida b wells"

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Ida B. Wells Releases Southern Horrors

October 26th, 1892 132 years ago

Ida B. Wells published 'Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases' to expose the barbaric practice of lynching in the American South. This publication arose from her investigations into the lynching of Black individuals, particularly the case of three Black men in Memphis accused of raping a white woman. Wells used her platform as a journalist to highlight the racial injustices and societal implications of lynching, pursuing the truth about these brutal acts and rallying for anti-lynching legislation.