Project Gutenberg 2021-01-31 Public domain in the USA. 236 Wells-Barnett, Ida B. 1862 1931 Wells, Ida B. Iola 91898209 Lynch Law in Georgia Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "Lynch Law in Georgia" by Ida B. Wells-Barnett is a historical account written in the late 19th century that documents the brutal realities of lynching in the Southern United States, particularly in Georgia. The book focuses on the violent lynching incidents involving black men in the backdrop of racial tensions and injustices, providing a stark critique of the societal norms that allowed such atrocities to persist. In this pamphlet, Wells-Barnett recounts specific case studies, including the torture and burning of Samuel Hose, as well as the lynching of Elijah Strickland, a preacher falsely accused of complicity in a murder. Through detailed narratives, she illustrates the mob mentality that justified these horrific acts under the guise of law and order. The work highlights the complicity of local press and community leaders in inciting violence against African Americans, while also revealing the profound injustices faced by these victims, who were denied any semblance of a fair trial. Wells-Barnett's investigation serves as a powerful call for accountability and justice, challenging the systemic racism prevalent in that era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Hose, Sam, 1875-1899 Strickland, Elijah Lynching -- Georgia African Americans -- Georgia E660 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Law & Criminology Category: Sociology 75236 2025-09-25T11:19:03.846297 text/html 51170 2024-10-18T10:09:45 text/html 191764 2025-09-25T11:19:06.010309 application/epub+zip 190134 2025-09-25T11:19:04.416348 application/epub+zip 89103 2025-09-25T11:19:04.121289 application/epub+zip 229692 2025-09-25T11:19:07.407294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218454 2025-09-25T11:19:05.749299 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117602 2022-09-29T03:40:26.836662 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 67524 2025-09-25T11:19:03.612332 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47664 2024-10-18T10:09:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17497 2025-09-25T11:19:07.531283 application/rdf+xml 13752 2025-09-25T11:19:04.234340 image/jpeg 2740 2025-09-25T11:19:04.175307 image/jpeg 175171 2025-09-25T11:19:03.856288 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