The Arkansas Race Riot

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Arkansas Race Riot by Ida B. Wells-Barnett. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. In 1920, Ida B. Wells investigated and reported on the Elaine Massacre in Arkansas, a violent incident that occurred when black sharecroppers in Phillips County gathered to discuss better wages and fairer treatment. The meeting was attacked by a white lynch mob, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 100 to 237 black people and five white men. In this account, Wells investigates the racial injustice and the systemic oppression faced by African Americans in the South. She reveals their economic exploitation, the brutal suppression of black labor rights, and the complicity of local law enforcement in the violence, bringing such topics national attention. - Summary by ChuckW For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org . M4B Audiobook (67MB)

Directors & creators

Ida B. Wells-Barnett

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;civil rights; journalism; race riots; lynchings; elaine massacre

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