The government which had made the Negro a citiren found itself unable to protect him. It gave
him the right to vote, but denied him the
protection which should have maintained that
right. Scourged from his home; hunted through
the swamps; hung by midnight raiders, and
openly murdered in the light of day, the Negro
clung to his right of franchise with a heroism
which would have wrung admiration from the
hearts of savages.
-Ida B. Wells
The Red Record
Which statement best summarizes this
quotation?
African Americans would no longer vote due
to the threat of lynching
The government protected African
Americans' right to vote.
African Americans did not let lynching
prevent them from voting
DONE