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ida b. wells biography

Anti-lynching journalist Ida B. Wells died on this day in 1931

Anti-lynching journalist Ida B. Wells died on this day in 1931

Ida B. Wells-Barnett stands as one of the most accomplished figures in African-American history, becoming a champion of women’s and civil rights. The Mississippi native died on this day in 1931, but not before blazing a variety of trails. Wells-Barnett was born to enslaved parents in the town of Holly Springs on July 16, 1862,…

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