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Apr 27, 2018 · This article is more than 6 years old. Ida B Wells: the unsung heroine of the civil rights movement. The pioneering African American reporter counted, investigated and reported lynchings in...
1862-1931. Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a prominent journalist, activist, and researcher, in the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries. In her lifetime, she battled sexism, racism, and violence. As a skilled writer, Wells-Barnett also used her skills as a journalist to shed light on the conditions of African Americans throughout the South.
Ida B. Wells, married name Ida Bell Wells-Barnett, (born July 16, 1862, Holly Springs, Mississippi, U.S.—died March 25, 1931, Chicago, Illinois), African American journalist who led an antilynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s. She later was active in promoting justice for African Americans. Ida B. Wells.
