Work by Ida B. Wells Featured in Reading Series
The Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company is offering "Tales of the Victorians," live storytelling performances in front of petite audiences in the backyard of a home in Cape May, every Thursday from 4:00pm – 4:45pm from June 18 through August 13. Although, ELTC isn't performing at B&Bs like usual, company members will still be reading classic American literature.
ELTC's "Tales" June 18 features Stephanie Garrett reading selections from Ida B. Wells, who recently received the Pulitzer Prize for her tireless reporting on the lynchings of African Americans. This award is posthumous, but timely. The Pulitzer Prize was established in 1917 to uplift "excellence in journalism." Her most important works, including "Southern Horrors" (1892) and "Red Record" (1895) were published before the Pulitzer was established. Based on her investigations, she wrote that "ten thousand Negroes have been killed in cold blood (through lynching) without the formality of judicial trial and legal execution."
Ida B. Wells recieved a 2020 Special Citation for her outstanding and courageous reporting on the horrific and vicious violence against African Americans during the era of lynching.