"The alleged menace of universal suffrage having been avoided by the absolute suppression of the negro vote, the spirit of mob murder should have been satisfied and the butchery of negroes should have ceased"
- Ida B. Wells
About this Quote
This quote by Ida B. Wells talks to the bigotry and violence that African Americans dealt with in the late 19th century. Wells is describing the suppression of the African American vote in the South, which was done in order to avoid African Americans from exercising their right to vote. Despite this, African Americans were still subject to mob violence and murder. Wells is revealing her outrage at the fact that African Americans were rejected their right to vote and yet were still subjected to violence and murder. She is requiring an end to the violence and for African Americans to be offered the exact same rights and securities as other citizens. Wells is highlighting the oppression of the situation and requiring an end to the violence and discrimination that African Americans faced.
This quote is written / told by Ida B. Wells between July 16, 1862 and March 25, 1931. She was a famous Activist from USA.
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