Ida B. Wells
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett was an American investigative journalist, sociologist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement. She was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Wells dedicated her career to combating prejudice and violence, and advocating for African-American equality—especially for women.
Background
- Born in
- Holly Springs
- Educated at
- Fisk UniversityLeMoyne–Owen CollegeRust College
- Awards
- 🏆 National Women's Hall of Fame🏆 National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame🏆 Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards🏆 Chicago Women's Hall of Fame
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Trending topics shown first"In slave times the Negro was kept subservient and submissive by the frequency and severity of the scourging, but, with freedom, a new system of intimidation came into vogue; the Negro was not only whi…"
"The government which had made the Negro a citizen found itself unable to protect him. It gave him the right to vote, but denied him the protection which should have maintained that right."
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1862
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Birth1931
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