Lynch Law in Georgia & Other Writings
"Ida B. Wells offers a model of radical intellectual activism that a new generation needs to know about...Lynch Law in Georgia and Other Writingsbrings forward again the work of a Black woman activist who provided leadership for a number of allied struggles for women's rights and Black human rights." --Carole Boyce Davies, author ofLeft of Karl Marx: The Political Life of Black Communist Claudia Jonesand editor ofClaudia Jones: Beyond Containment."This powerfully written and politically unapologetic introduction by Matthew Quest transforms our understanding of Ida B. Wells's crusade against lynching and passion for justice. Quest appreciates Wells as one of the most radical black activist-intellectuals of her day, who understood white supremacy, racial terror, and empire as foundational to American civilization and that the struggle for the full freedom of African Americans and democracy required in no uncertain terms transformative social change. What an important lesson for us today." --Erik S. McDuffie, author ofSojourning for Freedom: Black Women, American Communism, and the Making of Black Left Feminism.