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Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2026-07-30

Books mentioned on Part Two: Rebecca Felton: The First Female Senator (was also a pro-lynching activist)

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After the Civil War takes everything from her, Rebecca blames her woes on rich white planters, which weirdly causes her to become a pro-lynching activist. See omnystudio.

Robert Evans discussed Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases by Ida B. Wells-Barnett.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases

    Ida B. Wells-Barnett · at 26:31

    Discussed
    “Now in 1892, journalist Ida B. Wells Barnett had published an investigation into lynching called Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in all its phases.”
    Robert Evans Part Two: Rebecca Felton: The First Female Senator (was also a pro-lyn… 2026-07-30
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Speaker Part Two: Rebecca Felton: The First Female Senator (was also a pro-lyn… 2026-07-30 Listen at 0:37
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