Project Gutenberg 2019-03-24 Public domain in the USA. 244 Douglass, Frederick 1818 1895 Bailey, Frederick Augustus Washington Baly, Frederick Augustus Washington Douglas, Frederick 12011531 Why is the Negro Lynched? Produced by hekula03, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Why is the Negro Lynched?" by Frederick Douglass is a powerful historical account written in the late 19th century. This work serves as a passionate appeal for justice and an indictment of the systemic racism that led to widespread lynching of Black individuals in America. Douglass, a prominent African American social reformer and abolitionist, utilizes his eloquence and authority to challenge prevailing attitudes and dispel false narratives about the character of Black men. In this essay, Douglass addresses the social and political climate surrounding lynching in the United States, arguing against the rationale often given for these barbaric acts. He posits that the accusations made against Black individuals, particularly those alleging assaults on white women, are rooted in racial prejudice and sensationalism rather than fact. Douglass systematically dismantles the claims used to justify lynching, asserts the humanity of Black individuals, and highlights the moral responsibility of society to confront and rectify its injustices. Ultimately, he calls for the recognition of the dignity and rights of African Americans, asserting that true justice can only be achieved through the elimination of racist ideologies and practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Lynching African Americans -- Crimes against E151 Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - American 119590 2025-06-23T13:19:48.497539 text/html 117034 2019-03-24T09:35:02 text/html 113069 2025-06-23T13:19:51.285496 application/epub+zip 111116 2025-06-23T13:19:49.050519 application/epub+zip 104141 2025-06-23T13:19:48.754507 application/epub+zip 153148 2025-06-23T13:19:53.253497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137456 2025-06-23T13:19:51.000478 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130835 2022-09-26T20:26:54.213495 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108796 2025-06-23T13:19:48.313516 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 108634 2019-03-24T09:35:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19216 2025-06-23T13:19:53.395463 application/rdf+xml 14225 2025-06-23T13:19:48.839512 image/jpeg 2937 2025-06-23T13:19:48.795497 image/jpeg 40577 2019-03-24T09:57:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 110661 2019-03-24T09:57:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 150150 2025-06-23T13:19:48.514518 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