Ida B. Wells exposes a series of raciallymotivated acts that disproportionately affect African Americans and is overwhelmingly ignored by a majority white criminal justice system. Its crucial documentation of a brutal practice that tormented a community.In the late nineteenth century Ida B. Wells was a thriving journalist and civil rights activist. She used her writing and skills as an investigative reporter to reveal the horrifying reality that many African Americans experienced. The Red Record Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in the United States is an explosive report on how mob violence and white supremacy had become the de facto law of the land. It created a culture of cruelty and antiblackness that promoted public attacks including lynchings.Ida B. Wells work helped to initiate conversations about racism policy and policing. Shortly after the release of The Red Record Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in the United States the first antilynching bill was introduced into Congress. Wells efforts were critical for African Americans seeking justice in a historically racist system.Since our inception in 2020 Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.