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Somebody must show that the Afro-American race is more sinned against than sinning, and it seems to have fallen upon me to do so.

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When the white man who is always the aggressor knows he runs as great a risk of biting the dust every time his Afro-American victim does, he will have greater respect for Afro-American life.
IDA B. WELLS

Aggressor Biting Country Duet Dust Every Greatest Hite Life Man Respect Time
The appeal to the white man’s pocket has ever been more effectual than all the appeals ever made to his conscience.
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All Appeal Been Conscience Effectual Ever Made Man Pocket White
I shall feel I have done my race a service. Other considerations are of minor importance.
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Consideration Done Feel Importance Minor Race Service Shall
Those who commit the murders write the reports.
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Commit Murder Report Write
I had an instinctive feeling that the people who have little or no school training should have something coming into their homes weekly which dealt with their problems in a simple, helpful way… so I wrote in a plain, common-sense way on the things that concerned our people.
IDA B. WELLS

Come Feeling Home Instinctive Little People Schoo Something Training Weekly
Lynching is color line murder.
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Color Line Lynching Murde
I felt that one had better die fighting against injustice than to die like a dog or rat in a trap.
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Better Die Dog Fell Fight Had Injustice One Rat Tarp
What becomes a crime deserving capital punishment when the tables are turned is a matter of small moment when the negro woman is the accusing party.
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Accuse Become Capital Country Crime Deserve Matter Osment Party Punishment Small Table Turn Women
The South resented giving the Afro-American his freedom, the ballot box and the Civil Rights Law.
IDA B. WELLS

Box Civil Rights Country Freedom Give Law Resented South Vballot
The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press.
IDA B. WELLS

Act Before Compare Educator Know Must People Press
White men lynch the offending Afro-American, not because he is a despoiler of virtue, but because he succumbs to the smiles of white women.
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Country Despoiler Lynch Men Offend Smile Succumb Virtue White Women
Brave men do not gather by thousands to torture and murder a single individual, so gagged and bound he cannot make even feeble resistance or defense.
IDA B. WELLS

Bound Brave Even Feeble Gagged Gather Individual Make Men Murder Resistance Single Thousand Torture
Thus lynch law held sway in the far West until civilization spread into the Territories and the orderly processes of law took its place.
IDA B. WELLS

Held Law Lynch Orderly Place Process Spread Sway Territories Took Until West
I had already determined to sell my life as dearly as possible if attacked. I felt if I could take one lyncher with me, this would even up the score a little bit.
IDA B. WELLS

Already Attack Bit Clearly Determine Little Lynch Possible Score Sell Take
The white man’s victory soon became complete by fraud, violence, intimidation and murder.
IDA B. WELLS

Complete Intimidation Man Murder Soon Victory Violence White
No nation, savage or civilized, save only the United States of America, has confessed its inability to protect its women save by hanging, shooting, and burning alleged offenders
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Civilized Confess Country Hang Inability Nation No Only Protect Savage Save Women

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