The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press.

Ida B. Wells

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Topic

Knowledge is power Freedom of the press

Author

Ida B. Wells

Source

Southern Horrors

Medium

Essay

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1892 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Women's rights activist Civil rights activist Black activist Black writer Activist Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Wells, Ida B. "Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases." 5 Oct. 1892, New York City, NY, USA.

Current Citation

Wells, Ida B. "Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases." Great Speeches by American Women. Dover Publications, 2012.

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The untented Kosmos my abode,
I pass, a willful stranger;
My mistress still the open road
And the bright eyes of danger.

Robert Louis Stevenson

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Topic
Adventure The open road

Author

Robert Louis Stevenson
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1894 1890s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Stevenson, Robert Louis. "Youth and Love." Songs of Travel. London: Chatto & Windus, 1896, st. 3.