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Ida B. Wells — Southern Horrors

Ida B. Wells, Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases (New York: New York Age Print, 1892). Project Gutenberg eBook #14975.

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Record
wells-southern-horrors-1892
Type
archive
Trust tier
A
Status
published

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Backs the doctrine’s line on Wells counting the lynched and naming the lynchers when the dominant press would not. Characterized, not quoted. Trust tier: primary.

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Creator
Ida B. Wells
Published
1892
Accessed
2026-09-03

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