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"19 Ida B. Wells Quotes & Sayings

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Born: 16 July 1862. Died: 25 March 1931 | Journalist |

Burning and torture here lasts but a little while, but if I die with a lie on my soul, I shall be tortured forever. I am innocent.

Torture Innocent Soul Little
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The negro has suffered far more from the commission of this crime against the women of his race by white men than the white race has ever suffered through his crimes.

Against Commission Crime Crimes
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There is nothing we can do about the lynching now, as we are out-numbered and without arms.
About Arms Nothing Now
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Our country's national crime is lynching. It is not the creature of an hour, the sudden outburst of uncontrolled fury, or the unspeakable brutality of an insane mob.

Brutality Country Creature Crime
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The nineteenth century lynching mob cuts off ears, toes, and fingers, strips off flesh, and distributes portions of the body as souvenirs among the crowd.

Among Body Century Crowd
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What becomes a crime deserving capital punishment when the tables are turned is a matter of small moment when the negro woman is the accusing party.

Accusing Becomes Capital Capital Punishment
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Brave men do not gather by thousands to torture and murder a single individual, so gagged and bound he cannot make even feeble resistance or defense.

Bound Brave Brave Men Cannot
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I came home every Friday afternoon, riding the six miles on the back of a big mule. I spent Saturday and Sunday washing and ironing and cooking for the children and went back to my country school on Sunday afternoon.

Afternoon Back Big Came
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Somebody must show that the Afro-American race is more sinned against than sinning, and it seems to have fallen upon me to do so.

Against Fallen Me More
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The Afro-American is not a bestial race.

Afro Bestial Race A
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The South resented giving the Afro-American his freedom, the ballot box and the Civil Rights Law.

Ballot Ballot Box Box Civil
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The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American.
Grown Increasing Intelligence Mob
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The South is brutalized to a degree not realized by its own inhabitants, and the very foundation of government, law and order, are imperilled.

Degree Foundation Government Inhabitants
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The Afro-American is thus the backbone of the South.

American Backbone South Thus
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The white man's dollar is his god, and to stop this will be to stop outrages in many localities.
Dollar God His Man
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The appeal to the white man's pocket has ever been more effectual than all the appeals ever made to his conscience.

Appeal Appeals Been Conscience
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The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press.

Act Before Compare Educator
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The white man's victory soon became complete by fraud, violence, intimidation and murder.

Became Complete Fraud Intimidation
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The only times an Afro-American who was assaulted got away has been when he had a gun and used it in self-defense.

Away Been Got Gun
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Ida B. Wells Quotes & Sayings