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Title

  • Lynch law in Georgia : a six-weeks' record in the center of southern civilization, as faithfully chronicled by the "Atlanta journal" and the "Atlanta constitution" : also the full report of Louis P. Le Vin, the Chicago detective sent to investigate the burning of Samuel Hose, the torture and hanging of Elijah Strickland, the colored preacher, and the lynching of nine men for alleged arson

Summary

  • Accounts of nine lynchings as recorded in two major Georgia newspapers as a commentary on southern white racism, together with results of a private investigation of the incidents to ascertain the facts. Wells-Barnett hoped to use this information in an appeal to stop such lawlessness.

Names

  • Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931.
  • Le Vin, Louis P.
  • Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Chicago : This pamphlet is circulated by Chicago colored citizens ..., [1899]

Headings

  • -  Lynching--Georgia
  • -  Hose, Samuel
  • -  Strickland, Elijah
  • -  African Americans--Georgia

Notes

  • -  Cover title.
  • -  "June 20, 1899": p. [2] of cover.
  • -  Pagination includes p. [3-4] of cover.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site and on the Internet Archive Web site.
  • -  LC copy has annotations in pencil; on t.p.: 1889.

Medium

  • 18 p. ; 20 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E449 .D16 vol. 16, no. 12
  • E449 .D16 vol. C, no. 4
  • HV6465.G4 W45 1899 Copy 1. "Scarce": in the hand of Houdini.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 91898209

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Wells-Barnett, Ida B, Louis P Le Vin, Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection, and Harry Houdini Collection. Lynch law in Georgia: a six-weeks' record in the center of southern civilization, as faithfully chronicled by the "Atlanta journal" and the "Atlanta constitution": also the full report of Louis P. Le Vin, the Chicago detective sent to investigate the burning of Samuel Hose, the torture and hanging of Elijah Strickland, the colored preacher, and the lynching of nine men for alleged arson. [Chicago: This pamphlet is circulated by Chicago colored citizens, 1899] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/91898209/.

APA citation style:

Wells-Barnett, I. B., Le Vin, L. P., Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection & Harry Houdini Collection. (1899) Lynch law in Georgia: a six-weeks' record in the center of southern civilization, as faithfully chronicled by the "Atlanta journal" and the "Atlanta constitution": also the full report of Louis P. Le Vin, the Chicago detective sent to investigate the burning of Samuel Hose, the torture and hanging of Elijah Strickland, the colored preacher, and the lynching of nine men for alleged arson. [Chicago: This pamphlet is circulated by Chicago colored citizens] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/91898209/.

MLA citation style:

Wells-Barnett, Ida B, et al. Lynch law in Georgia: a six-weeks' record in the center of southern civilization, as faithfully chronicled by the "Atlanta journal" and the "Atlanta constitution": also the full report of Louis P. Le Vin, the Chicago detective sent to investigate the burning of Samuel Hose, the torture and hanging of Elijah Strickland, the colored preacher, and the lynching of nine men for alleged arson. [Chicago: This pamphlet is circulated by Chicago colored citizens, 1899] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/91898209/>.