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The abolition of slavery in the United States did not put an end to the unequal treatment of black Americans - freed slaves could not rely on the same level of state protection as their white fellow citizens. The state did not protect African Americans from lynching - the vigilante justice of whites. In 1895, journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnett released the book "The Red Record," in which she collected documentary evidence of lynching in the United States, including based on newspaper publications.
The injustice of lynching is striking: a dark-skinned American could be executed by a mob for insulting a white person, love letters, proposing to a white woman, or could simply become a scapegoat if someone needed to be punished for a crime. Lynch Law became a local entertainment: Americans could invite friends and family to watch the execution, some would take photographs with the hanged person in the background and release commemorative postcards. The publication of "The Red Record" caused a public outcry, which helped put an end to Lynch Law, and became an example of civil activism in journalism.
Author:
Author:Wells-Barnett Ida B.
Cover:
Cover:softcover
Category:
- Category:History & Geography
- Category:Politics & Social Science
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:offset
Dimensions:
Dimensions:20.5x14x1 cm
Series:
Series:People. Fates. Epochs
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-4499-3394-2
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