The Arkansas Race Riot by Ida B. Wells-Barnett read by Various | Full Audio Book

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The Arkansas Race Riot by Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862 - 1931) Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) Read by: Chuck Williamson, MFD32, Jersey City Frankie, David Curtiss, Larry Wilson in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Chapter I: The Elaine Riot 00:13:03 - 02 - Chapter II: Their Crimes 00:23:40 - 03 - Chapter III: The Riot 00:31:55 - 04 - Chapter IV: Their Case Stated 00:47:16 - 05 - Chapter V: What White Folks Got From Riot 01:03:01 - 06 - Chapter VI: The Johnston Boys 01:10:20 - 07 - Chapter VII: The Trial 01:47:04 - 08 - Chapter VIII: Motion for a New Trial 01:57:47 - 09 - Chapter IX: The Progressive Farmers and Household Union of America 02:05:09 - 10 - Chapter X: Summary and Contrast 02:14:50 - 11 - Chapter XI: The Arkansas Supreme Court Acts In 1920, Ida B. Wells investigated and reported on the Elaine Massacre in Arkansas, a violent incident that occurred when black sharecroppers in Phillips County gathered to discuss better wages and fairer treatment. The meeting was attacked by a white lynch mob, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 100 to 237 black people and five white men. In this account, Wells investigates the racial injustice and the systemic oppression faced by African Americans in the South. She reveals their economic exploitation, the brutal suppression of black labor rights, and the complicity of local law enforcement in the violence, bringing such topics national attention. - Summary by ChuckW More information: https://librivox.org/the-arkansas-race-riot-by-ida-b-wells-barnett/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)