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Duster described her great-grandmother’s work as an early form of data journalism in the highest regard. Wells documented names, dates, locations and other information that were being used to lynch people. “She was using facts — undisputable facts — in order to really build a case against the United States itself,” Duster explained, and even traveled to the United Kingdom in the 1890s to press for international pressure against the U.S. for domestic terrorism against its own citizens. As part of her data-gathering, Wells used public statements and writings by those involved in lynchings. It’s…
She held “extraordinarily high standards” for community leaders, Duster said, as she zeroed in on the scourge of lynching. “She really would light into them in her newspaper articles,” she said, “and I was even like, wow. She gave people no mercy.” In 1893, Frederick Douglass invited her to join a protest at the Chicago World’s Fair, Duster said. She ended up meeting her husband, Ferdinand Barnett, while working on a pamphlet, and moved to the Windy City.
The one-hour program will stream live on the Club’s website and YouTube Channel, and is accessible to both the media and members of the general public free of charge. To access the program on April 29 or download a calendar reminder, click here. Viewers are invited to submit their questions for Napoli, Stamberg, Totenberg and Wertheimer in advance or during the live program via email to [email protected]. Please put NPR in the subject line. Napoli’s group biography tells the story of how four strong women fought sexism, covered decades of news and came to be icons whose voices defined NPR…
"The Trial of the Chicago 7,” released on Netflix in October 2020, follows the accused's dramatic showdown with heavy-handed prosecutors and a legal system committed to preserving the status quo. The trial ensnared some of the era’s most prominent activists, including countercultural icon Abbie Hoffman, anti-war organizer Tom Hayden, and Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale, whom the judge at one point ordered to be bound and gagged during court appearances. Baron Cohen and Redmayne, who portray Hoffman and Hayden, respectively, said that preparing for their roles was an intense…