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the reader eager to learn more about Ida B. Wells, legendary anti- lynching advocate, revolutionary, and iconic champion of justice, these lengthy accounts may be discouraging.
Aug 20, 2021 · Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) was one of the foremost crusaders against black oppression. This engaging memoir tells of her private life as mother of a growing family as well as her public activities as teacher, lecturer, and journalist in her fight against attitudes and laws oppressing blacks
One of the figures cutting across both trends is Ida B. Wells, a prominent yet often-forgotten African-American female writer. Beginning with her journalism and anti-lynching crusades into her work with feminism, Wells was an intellectual radical whose ideas on race, gender, and acceptable behavior would not enter the political norm until ...
- Bill Tuttle
Sep 29, 2024 · Ida B. Wells-Barnett was an American journalist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s. She later was active in promoting justice for African Americans and founded (1910) what was possibly the first Black women’s suffrage group, Chicago’s Alpha Suffrage Club.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Ida B. Wells activist, journalist “The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” Background Information Born: July 16, 1862 Death: March 25, 1931 Ida B. Wells was born into slavery to parents James and Lizzie Wells in 1862. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued shortly after her birth and soon freed her family.
Ida Wells-Barnett is still known today as a revered journalist, activist, and cultural critic. She worked with women across class and race and national lines to end lynching in the American South.
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Apr 22, 2020 · Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931 Publisher Chicago : University of Chicago Press Collection internetarchivebooks; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 1.1G