Ida B. Wells-Barnett's work on "Mob Rule in New Orleans" is a seminal examination of the dynamics of racial violence and lynching during the Jim Crow Era. Through her meticulous research and critical analysis, Wells-Barnett illuminates how mob rule functioned as an extrajudicial form of racial terror, providing the impetus to challenge oppressive structures of white supremacy....
Ida B. Wells-Barnett - Mob Rule in New Orleans
Mob Rule in New Orleans
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
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Ida B. Wells-Barnett's work on "Mob Rule in New Orleans" is a seminal examination of the dynamics of racial violence and lynching during the Jim Crow Era. Through her meticulous research and critical analysis, Wells-Barnett illuminates how mob rule functioned as an extrajudicial form of racial terror, providing the impetus to challenge oppressive structures of white supremacy.