Ida B. Wells

The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American. ↗

— Ida B. Wells

#increasing #intelligence #mob #spirit

The negro has suffered far more from the commission of this crime against the women of his race by white men than the white race has ever suffered through his crimes. ↗

— Ida B. Wells

#commission #crime #crimes #ever #far

The nineteenth century lynching mob cuts off ears, toes, and fingers, strips off flesh, and distributes portions of the body as souvenirs among the crowd. ↗

— Ida B. Wells

#body #century #crowd #cuts #distributes

The only times an Afro-American who was assaulted got away has been when he had a gun and used it in self-defense. ↗

— Ida B. Wells

#away #been #got #gun #had

The South is brutalized to a degree not realized by its own inhabitants, and the very foundation of government, law and order, are imperilled. ↗

— Ida B. Wells

#degree #foundation #government #inhabitants #law

The South resented giving the Afro-American his freedom, the ballot box and the Civil Rights Law. ↗

— Ida B. Wells

#ballot box #box #civil #civil rights #freedom

The white man's victory soon became complete by fraud, violence, intimidation and murder. ↗

— Ida B. Wells

#complete #fraud #intimidation #man #murder

There is nothing we can do about the lynching now, as we are out-numbered and without arms. ↗

— Ida B. Wells

#arms #lynching #nothing #now #without

What becomes a crime deserving capital punishment when the tables are turned is a matter of small moment when the negro woman is the accusing party. ↗

— Ida B. Wells

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