Southern Horrors & The Red Record (AmazonClassics Edition)

By: Ida B. Wells-Barnett

Narrated by: Kristyl Dawn Tift

In the United States at the turn of the nineteenth century, crusading African American journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnett bravely reported on the scourge of white supremacist violence that had personally impacted her own life and work. Her reporting exposed and riled the South, enlightened uninformed Northerners, and captured international attention.

Southern Horrors and The Red Record offer extensive accounts of the lynching, cruelty, and hate that African Americans faced in the early years of the Jim Crow South. Unafraid of the opposition, she also delved into the social, sexual, and political oppression of women as no one had before. This progressive and courageous work made her the most famous Black woman in the country. With an incredible prescience and a frank, clear-eyed tone, Wells-Barnett’s outrage - often indicated by the simple enumeration of names, dates, and statistics - resonates just as powerfully now as it did then. Her call for justice is a call that we still need to hear.

Revised edition: Previously published as Southern Horrors & The Red Record, this edition of Southern Horrors & The Red Record (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions.

Public Domain (P)2021 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Facts

The calm, almost serene, narration put this listener on the scene as a dispassionate viewer making the unimaginable horror real.

A powerful yet gruesome portrayal of American horrors

A riveting piece of late nineteenth century journalistic inquiry, Wells depicts not only raw list of individuals lynched but also narrative accounts from the apologists of lynching and its distractors.

An excellent read for mature audiences.

So Courageous

I’m ashamed that it’s taken me this long to engage her work. Her courage was off the charts. Great performance as well!

Detailed Facts

I liked the deep detailed explanation of the events from the past, even the horrible ones. Thank you.