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1862 - 1931 / United States

Ida B. Wells

The Woman Who Counted the Killings

Born into slavery and raised in the fragile hope of Reconstruction, Ida B. Wells grew into one of the most fearless journalists of her age. When mobs used lynching to terrorise Black communities, she answered with facts, courage and a printing press. Her fight turned statistics into a weapon and silence into a global scandal.

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01From Slavery to the Press3 min
02The Day Memphis Burned Her Paper3 min
03No Marching at the Back3 min

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