“Although lynchings have steadily increased in number and barbarity during the last twenty years, there has been no single effort put forth by the many moral and philanthropic forces of the country to put a stop to this wholesale slaughter.” YearsHas BeensCountryLastsForceNumbersEffortMoralTwentiesSlaughterPhilanthropicLynchingWholesaleBarbarity Author:Ida B. Wells
“The alleged menace of universal suffrage having been avoided by the absolute suppression of the negro vote, the spirit of mob murder should have been satisfied and the butchery of negroes should have ceased.” ShouldHas BeensSpiritShould HaveVoteUniversalMurderAbsolutesSatisfiedAvoidedShould Have BeenMenaceSuppressionSuffrageLynchingUniversal SuffrageButchery Book:The Light of Truth: Writings of an Anti-Lynching Crusader Source: The Light of Truth: Writings of an Anti-Lynching Crusader
“The only times an Afro-American who was assaulted got away has been when he had a gun and used it in self-defense.” Has BeensSelfUsedGunDefenseOnly TimeSelf DefenseAfros Book:The Light of Truth: Writings of an Anti-Lynching Crusader Source: The Light of Truth: Writings of an Anti-Lynching Crusader
