Ida B. Wells A Red Record

Ida B. Wells A Red Record is one of the great treatises on the importance of the rule of law. In this video we explore how Wells deploys the principle of the rule of law in order to critique and condemn the the racist practice of lynching in the southern United States. This lecture situates Wells' A Red Record within a broader tradition of political thought by comparing her work to Livy's Early History of Rome and particularly the story of Junius Brutus.
A careful study of Ida B. Wells' political thought encourages us to reconsider American history and the dangers of mob rule.
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[@milesspider-man9377]

THANK YOU SO MUCH, I HAVE A PROJECT ABOUT IDA B WELLS AND I'M IN FIFTH GRADE AND I ALSO HAVE TO SPEAK INFRONT OF THE CLASS ABOUT HER, I WAS CRYING BECAUSE HOW NEVOUS I WAS, BUT I DIDN'T GET MY TURN, SO WE WILL BE DOING IT TOMORROW, YOU HELPED ME SO MUCH, THANK YOU!!!

[@GreatBooksProf]

You’re Welcome! Good luck tomorrow! I’m sure you’ll do great!

[@lindsayrowland4098]

This is so helpful for my project. Great video.

[@GreatBooksProf]

Glad to hear that, Lindsay. Good luck on your project!

[@williampearson6299]

@@GreatBooksProf Why have I never heard of this woman? Learning history on internet more than school education system. What's the point of school anymore?

[@macoygreen2134]

Thank you so much!!! This video helped me a lot. I had to find a correlation between this and du bois’s idea of double consciousness and this video really helped. Thank you!!!

[@GreatBooksProf]

Im so glad! Happy you found it useful. Du Bois is great too! Good luck on your assignment.

[@biancaconnelly9495]

just read a red record, i loved how you connected modern police brutality to the pattern of white supremacy. It really opened my eyes on how we can apply this text to the current America

[@GreatBooksProf]

Thanks @@biancaconnelly9495. I’m really glad you found the video worthwhile. Were you reading A Red Record for school or just on your own?