How does Wells-Barnett frame lynching in relation to American society and politics? What were her expectations of African Americans' achieving respectability post-emancipation? What are her proposed solutions? Cite specific evidence from the text for your answer.
How does Wells-Barnett characterize "freedom" in the wake of emancipation? What does she diagnose as the fundamental issue binding these problems together? What might we conclude about late-19th century America from this prognosis?