ida b. wells biography
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,…
