In slave times the Negro was kept subservient and submissive by the frequency and severity of the scourging, but, with freedom, a new system of intimidation came into vogue; the Negro was not only whipped and scourged; he was killed.


Selected Works of Ida B. Wells-Barnett (ed. Oxford University Press on Demand, 1991) - ISBN: 9780195062021

Ida B. Wells Quotes

In slave times the Negro was kept subservient and submissive by the frequency and severity of the scourging, but, with freedom, a new system of...

In slave times the Negro was kept subservient and submissive by the frequency and severity of the scourging, but, with freedom, a new system of...

In slave times the Negro was kept subservient and submissive by the frequency and severity of the scourging, but, with freedom, a new system of...

In slave times the Negro was kept subservient and submissive by the frequency and severity of the scourging, but, with freedom, a new system of...