The Red Record / Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in the United States

Name: The Red Record / Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in the United States
Author: Ida B. Wells-Barnett

By Ida B. Wells-Barnett

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The work assembles statistical tables, case narratives, and investigative commentary to document lynching in the United States, tracing patterns from the post-emancipation era through later decades. It interrogates the common rationales offered for mob violence—alleged insurrections, political suppression, accusations of sexual assault—and highlights numerous instances of extrajudicial killings, including victims later shown innocent. Alongside analysis of causes and newspaper reports, it proposes remedies and urges moral and legal response to restore accountability.

About the Author

Ida B. Wells-Barnett

Ida B. Wells-Barnett was an influential African American journalist, educator, and early civil rights advocate born in 1862. She is best known for her courageous investigations into the practice of lynching in the United States, which she documented in her seminal works such as "Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases" and "The Red Record." Through her writings, Wells-Barnett exposed the brutal realities of racial violence and challenged the prevailing narratives that justified such atrocities. Her relentless activism and commitment to social justice made her a key figure in the early civil rights movement, and her legacy continues to inspire contemporary discussions on race and equality.