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Ida B. Wells, born into slavery in 1862 and orphaned at 16, rose to fame as a journalist by shining light on things we didn't want to see — in particular, the horror of lynching. Five thousand Americans were lynched over 90 years, three quarters of them black. The numbers don't account for the notoriety of the practice; rather, the demonic zeal of its practitioners does. Even reading about it will turn your stomach. Do not look at the photos they displayed with pride of charred bodies. Lynch mobs spread terror among non-white people and those who would defend the rule of law. Read more: https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/04/a_place_of_honor_in_every_black_home.html#ixzz6sIXB8osk Follow us: @AmericanThinker on Twitter | AmericanThinker on Facebook