Ida B. Wells
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett (July 16, 1862 – March 25, 1931) was an African-American journalist, newspaper editor, suffragist, sociologist, and an early leader in the civil rights movement. She documented lynching in the United States, showing how it was often a way to control or punish blacks who competed with whites, often under the guise of rape charges. She was active in women's rights and the women's suffrage movement, establishing several notable women's organizations. Wells was a skilled and persuasive rhetorician, and traveled internationally on lecture tours.
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Books/Sources
- Southern Horrors and Other Writings; The Anti-Lynching Campaign of Ida B. Wells, 1892-1900 - Ida B. Wells
- To Tell the Truth Freely: The Life of Ida B. Wells - Mia Bay
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