Project Gutenberg 2005-02-08 Public domain in the USA. 481 Wells-Barnett, Ida B. 1862 1931 Wells, Ida B. Iola Mob Rule in New Orleans Robert Charles and His Fight to Death, the Story of His Life, Burning Human Beings Alive, Other Lynching Statistics Reading ease score: 65.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Melissa Er-Raqabi and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgpd.net. "Mob Rule in New Orleans" by Ida B. Wells-Barnett is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work details the brutal events surrounding the lynching of Robert Charles following his attempted arrest by police officers, which led to widespread mob violence against the Black community in New Orleans. The author meticulously compiles reports and testimonies to expose the rampant injustice and barbarism faced by African Americans, illustrating the societal indifference that allows such atrocities to occur. The opening of the work sets the stage by recounting the violent confrontation between Robert Charles and police officers, starting with an unprovoked attack by the police while Charles was simply conversing with a friend. Charles, knowing the dire consequences he could face, used deadly force in self-defense, resulting in his status as a fugitive. The chaos escalates into a manhunt sanctioned by local authorities, and the narrative describes the ensuing racial violence and mob rule that targeted innocent Black individuals, showcasing the terrifying aftermath of a single incident of lawful resistance that spiraled into a community-wide tragedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Lynching HV Text Crime Nonfiction African American Writers Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: History - American Browsing: Sociology 156430 2024-10-06T15:29:34.505324 2023-09-07T05:34:15.571245 text/html text/html 153430 2020-12-19T10:43:57 text/html; charset=us-ascii 164794 2020-12-19T10:43:57 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 237009 2024-10-06T15:29:41.618281 application/epub+zip 238523 2024-10-06T15:29:37.926306 application/epub+zip 122739 2024-10-06T15:29:36.399296 application/epub+zip 398478 2024-10-06T15:29:43.971252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388106 2024-10-06T15:29:40.366263 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145602 2022-09-07T19:17:20.332516 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145220 145112 2024-10-06T15:29:34.096315 2023-09-07T05:34:15.283219 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 145152 2020-12-19T10:43:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53724 2020-12-19T10:43:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20218 2024-10-06T15:29:44.106241 application/rdf+xml 13425 2024-10-06T15:29:36.963282 image/jpeg 3677 2024-10-06T15:29:36.679285 image/jpeg 243835 2024-10-06T15:29:34.524328 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia