She had no shortage of material: in the decades following the Civil War, Southern whites attempted to reassert  their power by committing crimes against Black people including suppressing their votes, vandalizing their businesses,  and even murdering them.
Não lhe faltava material: nas décadas que se seguiram à Guerra Civil, os brancos sulistas tentavam reafirmar o seu poder, praticando crimes contra os negros incluindo a supressão dos seus votos, o vandalismo contra os negócios deles, e mesmo assassinando-os.