Ida B. Wells: Lynching, Our National Crime

Lynching, Our National Crime

From the Series Deconstructing Powerful Speeches
  • Interest Level: Grade 5 - Grade 8
  • Reading Level: Grade 6

Journalist, speaker, and early civil rights leader Ida B. Wells was one of the most outspoken and famous women in the United States. Her powerful speeches on the injustices of lynching in America meant she was subjected to threats on her own life. Her 1909 speech to the newly formed National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) addresses the social and political circumstances that led to lynching. Her fact-based analysis dispels contrary arguments in clear tones and sets out why this race-based crime was a stain on the nation.

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Interest Level Grade 5 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 6
Age Range 10 - 13
Dewey 364.1
Lexile 870L
ATOS Reading Level
Guided Reading Level Z
Subjects Black History, History, Language Arts, Social Studies, Women in History
Genres Nonfiction
Publisher Crabtree Publishing
Imprint Crabtree Classics
Copyright 2021
Number of Pages 48
Dimensions 8 x 10
Graphics
BISACS JNF007110, JNF007070, JNF029000
Rights Included WORLD
Language English

Author: Rebecca Sjonger