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Lynching In African Americans Essay

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Lynchings took the lives of many African Americans, they became so absurd one could argue that black people's lives were little to no value at all. Tension had grown greatly, especially in the Southern parts of the United States. Many of the people of the south accused that the freeing slaves had a great impact on their financial problems. As a result of many whites being angered at the black people for not having the freedom that they all have by the thirteenth amendment, they still wanted to kill thus reverted to lynching. Many saw Lynching as entertainment and would take photographs to put in their family photo albums, and or make them into postcards. Those who took part in the act lynching, took great pride in their work, which later made …show more content…

However, there were those who spoke out and stood up for what they knew was right. The effects of lynching were diverse, they exceeded for long periods of times thus creating bigger wounds in society. Unlike Ida Bell Wells, and African American journalist, abolitionist, and feminist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in 1890s. She became one of the saviors for African American justice. Researcher Paul Gidding explained "Ida was a very influential activist who was strived to end the treacherous lynching's and for African American equality". People like Ida helped others to steer away from the wrongful thought. She was one of few that tried to stop the cycle and continued to be an activist until her last day. She wouldn’t just stand up for the victims of lynching's, but she would travel and study the whole ambiance. Ida would note documenting everything from details to emotions in what the whites and blacks did. A researcher wrote, "Wells wrote articles decrying the lynching of her friend and the wrongful deaths of other African Americans. Putting her own life at risk, she spent two months traveling in the South, gathering information of other lynching incidents (Biography 2). Although many saw her as just an activist, she was also a writer. Her words on paper, spoke and motivated others in such a powerful

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