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Ida B. Wells quotes

American Activist July 16, 1862 – March 25, 1931

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Ida B. Wells quote: "The white man's victory soon became complete by fraud,..."
The white man's victory soon became complete by fraud, violence, intimidation and murder. Ida B. Wells
Ida B. Wells quote: "The appeal to the white man's pocket has ever been more..."
The appeal to the white man's pocket has ever been more effectual than all the appeals ever made to his conscience. Ida B. Wells
Ida B. Wells quote: "The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of..."
The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American. Ida B. Wells
Our country's national crime is lynching. It is not the creature of an hour, the sudden outburst of uncontrolled fury, or the unspeakable brutality of an insane mob. Ida B. Wells
The South is brutalized to a degree not realized by its own inhabitants, and the very foundation of government, law and order, are imperilled. Ida B. Wells
Thus lynch law held sway in the far West until civilization spread into the Territories and the orderly processes of law took its place. The emergency no longer existing, lynching gradually disappeared from the West. Ida B. Wells
Somebody must show that the Afro-American race is more sinned against than sinning, and it seems to have fallen upon me to do so. Ida B. Wells
Ida B. Wells quote: "There is nothing we can do about the lynching now, as we are..."
There is nothing we can do about the lynching now, as we are out-numbered and without arms. Ida B. Wells
Ida B. Wells quote: "The Afro-American is not a bestial race."
The Afro-American is not a bestial race. Ida B. Wells
The nineteenth century lynching mob cuts off ears, toes, and fingers, strips off flesh, and distributes portions of the body as souvenirs among the crowd. Ida B. Wells
Ida B. Wells quote: "The Afro-American is thus the backbone of the South."
The Afro-American is thus the backbone of the South. Ida B. Wells

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