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Mob murder in a Christian nation
by Ida B. Wells The lynching record for a quarter of a century merits the thoughtful study of the American people. It presents three salient facts: First, lynching is a colorline…Mob murder in a Christian nation<cite>by Ida B. Wells</cite>
1909 The lynching record for a quarter of a century merits the thoughtful study of the American people. It presents three salient facts: First, lynching is a colorline murder. Second…Speech on Civil Rights
by Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Speech given in the House of Representatives Mr. Speaker, the United States Congress is a 19th century body in a 20th century world. In the field of civil rights…Speech on Civil Rights<cite>by Adam Clayton Powell , Jr.</cite>
February 2, 1955 Mr. Speaker, the United States Congress is a 19th century body in a 20th century world. In the field of civil rights we are still conducting ourselves along the pattern of…Preserving Civil Liberties
by Eleanor Roosevelt Address To The members of the American Civil Liberties Union Ladies and Gentlemen: I am glad you gave an award to the press tonight, because that gave them the…The Clock Will Not Be Turned Back
by Roy Wilkins As executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Roy Wilkins addressed the Commonwealth Club of California five weeks after…Corresponding Members of the Anti-Slavery Convention of Women
List of Delegates to the Convention.Appendix.Corresponding Members.Amelia A. Bowen, Woodstock, Conn.Harriet A. Burleigh, Stonington, Conn.Maria M. Newhall, Lynn, Mass.C. Blackford…Appendix to the Anti-Slavery Convention of Women
Corresponding Members.Appendix. To the Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women:- Dear Sisters:- With the deepest emotions of gratitude to our Almighty Father, we congratulate you…Proceedings of the Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women
Proceeding of an Anti-Slavery Convention of WomenMinutes.List of Delegates to the Convention.Corresponding Members.Appendix.Source: Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division,…Ain't I A Woman?
by Sojourner Truth Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. I think that 'twixt the negroes of the South and the women at the North, all…