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Ida Bell Wells (1862-1931), one of the most important civil rights advocates of the 19th century, was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi, just before the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. She was the first child of James Wells, an apprentice carpenter, and Elizabeth Warrenton, a cook.
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Ida Bell Wells (1862-1931), one of the most important civil...
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Sep 29, 2024 · Ida B. Wells-Barnett (born July 16, 1862, Holly Springs, Mississippi, U.S.—died March 25, 1931, Chicago, Illinois) 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.
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- Ida Wells was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi, on July 16, 1862.
- Ida B. Wells-Barnett first grew to prominence by leading a campaign against lynching, first by writing newspaper columns but later through deliveri...
- Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a journalist by trade but also spent a lot of her time and energy organizing and participating in various civil rights cam...
- Among Ida B. Wells-Barnett’s achievements were the publication of a detailed book about lynching entitled A Red Record (1895), the cofounding of th...
May 28, 2021 · Parrish’s work placed her in the tradition of other pioneering Black female journalists, including Ida B. Wells, an anti-lynching crusader, and Mary Church Terrell, who criticized the convict...
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Aug 2, 2018 · Ida B. Wells, 1920. Using statistics and quantitative data, Wells concluded that “this idea of rape and even criminal behavior is not so much connected to lynching, but that lynching was a...
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Ida B. Wells was journalist whose articles about the experiences of Black people shocked readers. Ida B. Wells was born into slavery in Mississippi on July 16, 1862, less than a year...
Ida B Wells-Barnett. Lived: July 16, 1862—March 25, 1931 (aged 68) Career: Civil rights and women's rights activist. State: MS. Ida Bell Wells-Barnett, editor and anti-lynching activist, was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi, on July 16, 1862. Wells attended Rust College in Holly Springs until 1878, when a yellow fever epidemic killed her ...
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Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a prominent journalist, activist, and researcher in the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries. In her lifetime, she battled sexism, racism, and violence. As a skilled writer, Wells-Barnett also used her skills as a journalist to shed light on the conditions of African Americans throughout the South.
