About The Author
Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862–1931) was a prominent journalist, suffragist, and cofounder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). She used investigative journalism techniques to document and expose lynching in the United States. Her published works include Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases and The Red Record: Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in the United States, as well as The Memphis Diary of Ida B. Wells.
