The only times an Afro-American who was assaulted got away has been when he had a gun and used it in self-defense.
Virtue knows no color line. - Ida B. Wells
Virtue knows no color line.
- Ida B. Wells
The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American. - Ida B. Wells
The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American.
The white man’s victory soon became complete by fraud, violence, intimidation and murder. - Ida B. Wells
The white man’s victory soon became complete by fraud, violence, intimidation and murder.
I felt that one had better die fighting against injustice than to die like a dog or rat in a trap. I had already determined to sell my life as dearly… - Ida B. Wells
I felt that one had better die fighting against injustice than to die like a dog or rat in a trap. I had already determined to sell my life as dearly…
Those who commit the murders write the reports. - Ida B. Wells
Those who commit the murders write the reports.
The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press. - Ida B. Wells
The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press.
I am only a mouthpiece through which to tell the story of lynching and I have told it so often that I know it by heart. I do not have to embellish; i… - Ida B. Wells
I am only a mouthpiece through which to tell the story of lynching and I have told it so often that I know it by heart. I do not have to embellish; i…
There must always be a remedy for wrong and injustice if we only know how to find it. - Ida B. Wells
There must always be a remedy for wrong and injustice if we only know how to find it.
The appetite grows for what it feeds on. - Ida B. Wells
The appetite grows for what it feeds on.
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