Ida B. Wells-Barnett, “Lynch Law in America” (1900) Ida B. Wells-Barnett, born enslaved in Mississippi, was a pioneering activist and journalist. She did much to expose the epidemic of lynching in the United States and her writing and research exploded many of the justifications—particularly the rape of white women by black men—commonly offered to justify the … Continue reading Ida B. Wells-Barnett, “Lynch Law in America” (1900)