This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/mob-rule-in-new-orleans-by-ida-b-wells-barnett/
Born into slavery in Mississippi in 1862, Ida B. Wells-Barnett was an African-American journalist, newspaper editor, suffragist, sociologist, feminist, leader in the Civil Rights Movement, and one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909. Gathering her information from two New Orleans newspapers, Mrs. Wells-Barnett recounts in graphic detail the events of one particularly violent week in early 20th century New Orleans during which a mob "roamed the streets day and night, searching for colored men and women, whom they beat, shot and killed at will." A worse massacre was avoided, as stated by the author, because of "the determined stand for law and order taken by these great [newspapers] and the courageous action taken by the best citizens of New Orleans, who rallied to the support of the civic authorities." This account serves as chilling documentation of the mindless savagery of an anger- and hate-driven mob. ( Holly Jenson)
- Text source (only read from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14976
- Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard
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Magic Window:
BC Admin
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction; *Non-fiction/History /Modern (20th C)
Keywords that describe the book: racism, mob violence, new orleans, black experience
============================================ - The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file:
No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
START of recording (Intro):- "Chapter [number] of Mob Rule In New Orleans. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
- If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]" - Say:
"Mob Rule In New Orleans, by Ida B. Wells-Barnett. [Chapter]"
For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:- "Chapter [number] of Mob Rule In New Orleans by Ida B. Wells-Barnett. This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
- If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]" - Only if applicable, say:
"[Chapter title]"
- At the end of the section, say:
"End of [Chapter]" - If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]" - At the end of the book, say (in addition):
"End of Mob Rule In New Orleans, by Ida B. Wells-Barnett. "
There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes. - Example filename mobruleinneworleans_##_wells-barnett_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. mobruleinneworleans_01_wells-barnett_128kb.mp3)
- Example ID3 V2 tags
Artist: Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Title: ## - [Section title]
Album: Mob Rule In New Orleans
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