As the Crow Flies Blog #1

On February 18, 2021, I was one of the presenters in a paper session at the National Association of African American Studies & Associates 2021 Virtual Conference. The paper I presented through Zoom was titled “Remembering the Lynching of Sam Hose: A Research Note on Its Impact on Ida B. Wells-Barnett and W.E.B. Du Bois.” The abstract of my paper is as follows: “This paper examines the lynching of Sam Hose with special reference to its impact on Ida B. Wells-Barnett and W. E. B. Du Bois. It places the 1899 lynching in context by considering the White violence against other Black people in Georgia, and presents some data on some Black people who were lynched both before and after Sam Hose in Georgia. This paper also examines the statuses and roles of Wells-Barnett and Du Bois in 1899. In addition, it covers the impact of the Sam Hose lynching on Wells-Barnett and Du Bois. Furthermore, this paper examines the reaction of Du Bois to Wells-Barnett and her Anti-Lynching Crusade. Lastly, this paper addresses some implications of this research.” My paper was published by the Hawaii International Conferences in its National Association of African American Studies & Associates in its National Association of African American Studies & Affiliates 2021 Conference Monograph. It has also been reprinted as the Jeremiah B. Sanderson Leadership Institute Occasional Paper 50.