Quote by: Ida B. Wells

Thus lynch law held sway in the far West until civilization spread into the Territories and the orderly processes of law took its place. The emergency no longer existing, lynching gradually disappeared from the West.


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Author Bio


  • NameIda B. Wells
  • DescriptionAfrican-American journalist, newspaper editor, suffragist, sociologist, early leader in the civil rights movement
  • BornJuly 16, 1862
  • DiedMarch 25, 1931
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionJournalist
  • AwardsNational Women's Hall Of Fame