Bibliograph

Mob rule in New Orleans, Robert Charles and his fight to death, the story of his life, burning human beings alive, other lynching statistics

Type

Label

Mob rule in New Orleans, Robert Charles and his fight to death, the story of his life, burning human beings alive, other lynching statistics

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mob rule in New Orleans

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

Robert Charles and his fight to death, the story of his life, burning human beings alive, other lynching statistics

Summary

Ida B. Wells-Barnett's work on "Mob Rule in New Orleans" is a seminal examination of the dynamics of racial violence and lynching during the Jim Crow Era. Through her meticulous research and critical analysis, Wells-Barnett illuminates how mob rule functioned as an extrajudicial form of racial terror, providing the impetus to challenge oppressive structures of white supremacy

Target audience

adult

Classification