Southern Horrors Lynch Law in All Its Phases

Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases by Ida B. Wells-Barnett is a landmark work of investigative journalism that exposes the brutal reality of lynching in the United States. Drawing on documented cases, statistics, and firsthand analysis, Wells-Barnett reveals how lynch law was systematically used to maintain racial oppression and silence African American communities.

With courage and intellectual rigor, Wells-Barnett confronts the false justifications used to excuse mob violence an...