On Lynchings
- ISBN-10
- 0486793648
- ISBN-13
- 9780486793641
- Series
- On Lynchings
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 176
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-04-01
- Publisher
- Courier Corporation
- Author
- Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Description
Three pamphlets by a civil rights pioneer chronicle some of the most regrettable incidents in American history. Wells–Barnett's meticulous research and documentation of crimes from the 1890s offer priceless historical testimony.
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