"Ida B. Wells"
It's a common misconception that actions speak louder than words. The press, a powerful medium of communication, persuades and impacts people as efficiently or more than actions. After reading Ida B. Wells " Southern Horrors and Other Writings," one sees the effect that her words had on shaping our country during the pivotal time of reconstruction. Wells came into the world as a slave on July 16, 1862, in Hole Springs, Mississippi and left as an inspiration to equality. Slavery no longer existed within the south. African Americans were supposed to be equal citizens, but they faced one of the cruelest practices any race has ever faced. Lynching and mob violence came into practice by white southerners after slavery had ended. "The lynching of slaves was rare, first and foremost because it would result in a loss of "property" and profit. Obviously it is more profitable to sell salved than to kill them (Wells p.10)." With this attitude not instilled in white......
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