In the middle term, I plan on investigating the life and work of an African American woman in political and social activism. I am considering Ida B. Wells and her concern about lynching laws, which has more easily accessible primary documents. She was born into slavery in 1862, emancipated, and later lead an entire anti-lynching campaign. Wells was a journalist, suffragist, and feminist among other things. I have found an extensive archive of articles, addresses, or personal letters written by Wells on the University of Chicago Library website. Her Writings on Lynching I the archive seem the most exciting resources to investigate alongside personal papers. We will also be reading "Southern Horrors" next week, so I plan to use that source and our discussion in class to sharpen my essay. I hope to investigate how she conducted her activism and how her writing on anti-lynching writing connected to other issues concerning her like suffrage.
I also considering possibly writing about Lugenia Hope Burns, and her social work with the Neighborhood Union or Hannah Flournoy, her boardinghouse, and experiences of political violence. For these two, I have barely found primary documents. I will do more digging.
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