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   Ida Wells-Barnett was among the first to grasp that the battle against lynching was the moral cutting edge of African-Americans’ struggle for equality.

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     1862-1931. Ida B. Wells. Took on racism in the Deep South...

   • Honors, at Last, for Ida B. Wells, ‘a Sword Among Lions’

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   Mar 8, 2018 · 1862-1931. Ida B. Wells. Took on racism in the Deep South with powerful reporting on lynchings. By CAITLIN DICKERSON. It was not all that unusual when, in 1892, a mob dragged Thomas Moss out...

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   Jul 31, 2018 · The Chicago City Council made a timely and historic decision last week when it renamed a prominent downtown street for the pioneering newspaper editor, anti-lynching campaigner and suffragist Ida...

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   Mar 3, 2023 · In Ida B. the Queen, Michelle Duster offers a new biography detailing the incomparable life and legacy of her great-grandmother that is thoroughly researched yet presented in a way that invites readers from various backgrounds and education levels to engage with it.

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   Oct 6, 2009 · From a thinker who Maya Angelou has praised for shining “a brilliant light on the lives of women left in the shadow of history,” comes the definitive biography of Ida B. Wells—crusading...

   • Author: Paula J. Giddings
   • Publisher: Harper Collins, 2009

   • Edition: illustrated, reprint

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   Jun 26, 2019 · The journalist and activist Ida B. Wells investigated some of the most horrific crimes in American history; her analysis of the false rationales and media distortions that allowed lynchings...

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   Who was Ida B. Wells?

   • Ida B. Wells, as Ida B. Wells-Barnett, was repeatedly pulled from her family and community work in Chicago to investigate lynchings somewhere in the land of the free. She was a prominent civil rights activist and journalist. The following is a select timeline of her anti-lynching work. 1892:

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   Did Ida B. Wells write an autobiography?

   • Ida B. Wells wrote an autobiography, which was edited by her daughter. In the more than 80 years since her death, she has been the subject of at least three scholarly biographies, including a major one by a Black woman scholar, Paula Giddings. She had a PBS “American Experience” documentary on her, “Ida B. Wells: A Passion For Justice,” that aired in 1989.

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   What documentaries were made about Ida B. Wells?

   • Ida B. Wells had a PBS “American Experience” documentary on her, called “Ida B. Wells: A Passion For Justice,” which aired in 1989. Her diary has also been published, as well as a major collection of her journalism.

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   Why did Ida B. Wells travel the United States?

   • Ida B. Wells traveled the United States explaining that lynching demonstrated America was not a nation of laws for Black people. As Ida B. Wells-Barnett, she was repeatedly pulled from her family and community work in Chicago to investigate a lynching somewhere in the country.

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   What was Ida Wells' occupation?

   • Ida Wells was an activist and a founder. In 1896, she helped to establish the National Association of Colored Women, a group that continues to exist in the 21st century.

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   Why is Ida B Wells considered a hero?

   • Ida B Wells is considered a hero because she was responsible for starting the first African-American kindergarten in her community. When she spoke out against the poor conditions of schools for blacks, she was fired from her job as a teacher.

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   Sep 1, 2010 · Issue Section: Book Reviews. At the height of her career Ida B. Wells was arguably the most renowned African American female activist in the nation. Most famous for her antilynching crusade, Wells played a prominent role in other Progressive Era civil rights campaigns.