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Ida B. Wells

Ida Bl. Wells began her activism after three of her close friends were lynched in Memphis, Tennessee in 1892. She wrote extensively on the issue, documenting the true nature of lynching and its roots in white supremacy.

Ida Bl. Wells began her activism after three of her close friends were lynched in Memphis, Tennessee in 1892. She wrote extensively on the issue, documenting the true nature of lynching and its roots in white supremacy.

Ida B. Wells was a remarkable black journalist, educator, and civil rights activist who was born into slavery in Mississippi in 1862. She is widely known for her fierce advocacy against lynching and her role in establishing the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). She lived from 1862-1931.Read More »Ida B. Wells

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