Ida B. Wells: 5 Things You Need to Know About The Woman Who Used Journalism To Stand Up Against White Supremacy And Segregation

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Ida B. Wells: 5 Things You Need to Know About The Woman Who Used Journalism To Stand Up Against White Supremacy And Segregation

A pioneering African-American woman who used journalism to stand up against white supremacy and segregation and who led an anti-lynching crusade in the 1890s is celebrated on her birthday with a Google Doodle. Ida B. Wells-Barnett would have turned 153 on July 16. She was a writer and editor, a suffragist and an early leader […]

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