(CIVIL RIGHTS) Ida Wells The Negros Case in Equity

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(CIVIL RIGHTS.) Ida Wells. "The Negro's Case in Equity," in an issue of The Independent. Pages vi, [977]-1038, vii-xviii. 4to, 9½ x 6¾ inches, original printed wrappers, minor wear; minimal wear to contents. New York, 26 April 1900

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First appearance of an important essay by the anti-lynching crusader. She responds to the Independent's unhelpful editorial advice for the Black community to "defend the laws and their own rights even to blood." After describing the present climate of lynching, she concludes: "In the present apathetic condition of public sentiment, North and South, this is what the negro gets who attempts to ‘defend the law and his rights.' Not until the white editors, preachers and teachers of the country join with him in his fight for justice and protection by law can there be any hope of success."