Carolina Quotesthe lyncher has become so bold, he has discarded his mask and the secrecy of night, has left the out-of-the-way village and invaded the jails and penitentiaries of our largest cities, and hung and tortured his victims on the public streets.
Ida B. Wells Connected to the Carolinas
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- "Requirements of Southern Journalism" (1892)
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- 1892
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