Black journalist Ida B. Wells exposed Southern lynching. Born into slavery in 1862, Black journalist Ida B. Wells educated herself and, during the late 1880s, wrote for Christian publications “in a ...
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Yahoo: Ida B. Wells called for anti-lynching legislation more than a century ago. Now it’s finally law.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In March 1898, the journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnett was the sole woman among eight congressmen who made a visit to the White House.
Ida B. Wells called for anti-lynching legislation more than a century ago. Now it’s finally law.
AOL: Ida B. Wells pushed 7 presidents to pass anti-lynching legislation. Now it’s finally law.
In March 1898, the journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnett was the sole woman among eight congressmen who made a visit to the White House. They came to implore President William McKinley to punish the killers ...
Ida B. Wells pushed 7 presidents to pass anti-lynching legislation. Now it’s finally law.
WRAL: Ida B. Wells, Who Took on Racism in the Deep South with Powerful Reporting on Lynchings
Ida B. Wells, Who Took on Racism in the Deep South with Powerful Reporting on Lynchings
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