
Ida B. Wells's journalism
Wells's 1890s journalism challenged lynching and its justifications in the press. Newspaper pages from 1892 to 1900 on a map and timeline.
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1481 matching newspaper pages in total. Indianapolis, IN has the most hits (181 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.
The Freeman — 1892-01-16, page 4
… hand-hill Negro press have succeeded {in a horn) in relegating Douglass, Bruce, Lynch and other foremest Ne groes to the shades of obscurity and the region of dissolving …
… the Pine Bluff, Ark., Weekly Echo. Permanent organization. Third—Paper by Miss Ida B. Wells, of the Memphis, Tenn., Free Speech. Address. “The Southern Afro American Press …
The Freeman — 1892-01-23, page 6
… called the Literary convention to order which met in that city recently. AVA Miss Ida B. Wells, of the Memphis Free Speech, read a papar before the Southern Press association …
… in tellectual proficiency on the part of the youth is remarkable. A?A Mrs. Emma Lynch, of North Caro lina, worked as a farm hand, and on rainy days and at odd times …
The Freeman — 1892-05-07, page 3
… *** Kansas City, Mo., has an Afro ^merican jeweler, Mr. Joseph Wilson. *** Hiss Ida B Wells, of the Memphis Free Speech, has gone to Oklahoma. *** Robert Church, of Nashville …
… issued a circular fixing May 31st a day of fasting and prayer for the evils of lynching, burnings and mobbings. *** Three streets in Guthrie, Oklahoma, have been named …
… W. Cook and Miss S. Elizabeth Frazier addressed the meeting. Four Negroes were lynched at Iver ness, Fla,, April 19th, by a mob of 150 men - Eight Negroes accused of …
The Freeman — 1892-06-11, page 4
… same rule of reasoning, why may it not be said, that while every Democrat is not a lynch er, every lyncher is a Democrat ? Close up, steady march! Rev. E. W. S. Hammond, who suc ceeds Rev …
… they had, but stopped too soon in their work, when Appomattox was reached. Miss Ida B. Wells and Mr. Fleming the banished editor and busi ness manager of the Free Speech, will …
… MARCH ! WHAT THEY SAID Concerning Harrison's Chances—Messrs. D lUglass. Brucs, Lynch, Cheatham and Delegate at-Large Knox, from Indiana. Just before their departure …
The Freeman — 1892-07-02, page 6
… farther shore. Brave woman, shall thy power be felt, The wide world o’er .” Miss Ida B. Wells is in New York. —U— Miss Ida Gibbs, of Oberlin, received the degree of A. M. -IICultivate …
… , BY PROF. I. GARLAND PENN, WITH CONTRIBUTIONS Bl' DOUGLASS, FORTUNE, LANGSTON, LYNCH. PRICE, SCARBOROUGH, ARNETT, HOOD & OTHERS. APPUTO Liberal pay, exclusive AUljniO …
The Freeman — 1892-08-20, page 4
… bogs. Ah. Fate! had I in this my will, I’d show you something new in frogs. MISS IDA B. WELLS. According to the Boston Courant, not having noticed the original com plaint, The …
… of a breach of fraternal consid eration, in that we failed to “compli ment” Miss Ida B. Wells editorially “for some of the good, substantial work she is doing, from a racial …
… and consisted of : 1. That one of the boys of his graduating class denounced the lynching at the closing ex ercises of the school. 2' That he was a member of an organization …
The Freeman — 1892-12-17, page 9
… Boston Mass. Special. A number of ladles of Boston and Cambridge tendered to Miss Ida B. Wells, of Memphis, a reception in Charles St. Church, Thursday eve. Dec. Ist. Miss Wells …
… we propose to present them with 100 Watches, all of which are guaranteed by T. Lynch, 14th St. ard Union Square, New York City, who furnishes them to ÜB. The Advebtisi …
The Freeman — 1893-02-11, page 5
… Reading” was a masterly one as all who heard it to appreciate it can attest. Miss Ida B, Wells gave her celebra ted lecture here last Wednesday even ing, at Metropolitan Church …
… held the attention of the audience for over an hour, by the graphic account of Lynch law. She Is doing ner race a great justice and educating the world in the Intricate …
… ways of lynching. All honor to her. Taylorville, 111. Rsv. J. A. Collins Is in St. Louis as sisting …
The Freeman — 1893-02-25, page 5
… last Friday night. Misses Cecily Lamb and Msggie Shaw were in the city last week. IDA B. WELLS LECTURES. Handsome Token Given a Fraternal Or ganization.—District Convention. …
… Bo son. Mass, special. Miss Ida B. Wells, the Memphis ex ile, addressed the colored National League in the Charles Street …
… A M E church, Wednesday, Feb. 15, and at Malden Thursday, sutjact: “Lynch Law in the South.” Rev Joseph Code followed with a few remarks Housheold of Ruth …
The Freeman — 1893-03-04, page 4
… on Mr. Cleveland’s private secretary, if “he’s human and walks on the ground.” Lynching, being indorsed by the supineness of the national law, be comes a national crime …
… dered away from the’Republlcon fold, what can we say for those other boys Bruce, Lynch, Cuny, and the thou sands of other lesser lights, whose days In the national clover …
… growing power and rightly used it will at last win the race’s victory. Respectfully, Ida B. Wells. New York. Feb. 25, Apropos of the above which touches on a matter of concern to …
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