The red record : tabulated statistics & alleged causes of lynching in the United States
Bibliographie
- Auteurs : Wells-Barnett Ida B. (1862-1931) ; Penn I. Garland (1867-....) ; Fortune Timothy Thomas (1856-1928) ; Douglass Frederick (1818-1895) ;
- ISBN : 978-1-5287-1916-2
- Sujets : Lynchage -- États-Unis, Lynchage, Noirs américains, United States
- Comprend : Tabulated statistics & alleged causes of lynching in the United States, Tabulated statistics and alleged causes of lynching in the United States
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 volume (125 pages), 22 cm
- Pays de publication : Royaume-Uni
Notes
1re édition publiée en 1895
Résumé
'In the post-civil war American south, the despicable act of lynching was commonplace and considered to be a form of vigilantism that was used to murder African Americans for alleged 'crimes' ranging from acting suspiciously to 'insulting whites'. In The Red Record, Ida Bell Wells-Barnett records statistics concerning instances of lynching and offers vivid descriptions of the extrajudicial killings in an attempt to galvanise the public into action and put an end to such horrifying practices.'