Project Gutenberg 2005-02-08 Public domain in the USA. 799 Wells-Barnett, Ida B. 1862 1931 Wells, Ida B. Iola Mob Rule in New Orleans Robert Charles and His Fight to Death, the Story of His Life, Burning Human Beings Alive, Other Lynching Statistics Produced by Suzanne Shell, Melissa Er-Raqabi and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgpd.net. "Mob Rule in New Orleans" by Ida B. Wells-Barnett is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work details the brutal events surrounding the lynching of Robert Charles following his attempted arrest by police officers, which led to widespread mob violence against the Black community in New Orleans. The author meticulously compiles reports and testimonies to expose the rampant injustice and barbarism faced by African Americans, illustrating the societal indifference that allows such atrocities to occur. The opening of the work sets the stage by recounting the violent confrontation between Robert Charles and police officers, starting with an unprovoked attack by the police while Charles was simply conversing with a friend. Charles, knowing the dire consequences he could face, used deadly force in self-defense, resulting in his status as a fugitive. The chaos escalates into a manhunt sanctioned by local authorities, and the narrative describes the ensuing racial violence and mob rule that targeted innocent Black individuals, showcasing the terrifying aftermath of a single incident of lawful resistance that spiraled into a community-wide tragedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Lynching HV Text Crime Nonfiction African American Writers Category: History - Other Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) 156553 2025-10-06T11:58:57.295766 text/html 153430 2020-12-19T10:43:57 text/html 237084 2025-10-06T11:59:03.478727 application/epub+zip 238513 2025-10-06T11:59:00.365736 application/epub+zip 122731 2025-10-06T11:58:58.994741 application/epub+zip 398446 2025-10-06T11:59:05.559715 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388106 2025-10-06T11:59:02.562733 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145602 2022-09-07T19:17:20.332516 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145220 2025-10-06T11:58:56.961727 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 145152 2020-12-19T10:43:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19144 2025-10-06T11:59:05.833891 application/rdf+xml 13425 2025-10-06T11:58:59.506705 image/jpeg 3677 2025-10-06T11:58:59.252726 image/jpeg 164794 2020-12-19T10:43:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 53724 2020-12-19T10:43:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 243871 2025-10-06T11:58:57.312744 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia