ABSTRACT
Ida B. Wells, one of the most notable anti-lynching campaigners in the history of the United States, tours England and various parts of continental Europe in 1894 for support for her on her campaigns to end the state-sponsored lynching of black people. In her autobiography Crusade for Justice, Wells documents her trips to Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol, Newcastle and London, where she speaks to leadership of various Christian denominations, legislators, journalists and private citizens. She reflects on appealing to the British because it was another great nation that could appeal to the humanity of US leaders, shaming them towards change (Wells-Barnett 1970: 177-178).
