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Hace 4 días · Ida B. Wells-Barnett, American journalist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s. She later was active in promoting justice for African Americans and founded (1910) what was possibly the first Black women’s suffrage group, Chicago’s Alpha Suffrage Club.
26 de jun. de 2024 · Ida B. Wells was an iconic figure in American history, whose bravery and relentless pursuit of justice left an indelible mark on the fight against racism and sexism. Born into slavery in 1862, Wells grew up during a time of profound social upheaval.
1 de jul. de 2024 · While Memphians gathered on the riverfront for parades and fireworks, Ida B. Wells was pouring over her research on what is now known as the People’s Grocery lynchings, which had happened two months earlier.
16 de jun. de 2024 · Author Philip Dray tells the inspirational story of Ida B. Wells, from her birth into a slave family in Mississippi and her early encounters with racism to her lifelong commitment to end injustice. Award-winning illustrator Stephen Alcorn's remarkable illustrations recreate the tensions that threatened to upend a nation a century ago ...
28 de jun. de 2024 · Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a fearless journalist, activist, and suffragist who dedicated her life to fighting for racial justice and equality. Born into slavery in 1862, she rose to prominence as a powerful voice against lynching, a horrific form of racial terrorism that plagued the American South.
Hace 5 días · As Americans celebrate the day that gave white men life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, the Broadway musical Suffs explores the styles of activism used by Alice Paul, Ida B. Wells and...
Hace 4 días · Ida B. Wells raised an alarm over a century ago, and as a nation, we are still wrestling with the resistance to providing students of color the same chance at success that is afforded the...
