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Ida Bell Wells-Barnett (July 16, 1862 – March 25, 1931) was an American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement. She was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). [1]
Pioneering journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnett battled sexism, racism, and violence, particularly working to shed light on the conditions of African Americans throughout the South. Read her story on womenshistory.org.
Jul 4, 2024 · Ida B. Wells-Barnett (born July 16, 1862, Holly Springs, Mississippi, U.S.—died March 25, 1931, Chicago, Illinois) was an 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.
Apr 3, 2014 · Ida B. Wells was an African American journalist, abolitionist and feminist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s.
Ida B. Wells is an African American civil rights advocate, journalist, and feminist. She is an American Hero. View a short video about her work to guarantee access to the vote.
Ida Wells was an anti-lynching crusader who used the power of journalism to raise awareness about the most extreme horrors of life under Jim Crow.
Mar 8, 2018 · Wells is considered by historians to have been the most famous black woman in the United States during her lifetime, even as she was dogged by prejudice.
Mar 8, 2018 · Ida B. Wells-Barnett and her husband Ferdinand L. Barnett lived at 3624 S. King Drive until 1930, which is now a national landmark. Ida B. Wells-Barnett died on March 25, 1931 leaving a formidable legacy of undaunted courage and tenacity in the fight against racism and sexism in America.
Apr 9, 2021 · Ida B. Wells-Barnett was an American investigative journalist, educator, and activist in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. 1 An African-American woman of “striking courage and conviction,” she received national recognition as the leader of the anti-lynching crusade. 2 Wells-Barnett sought a federal anti-lynching law that ...
Ida B. Wells was known nationally and internationally as a “crusader for justice.” She traveled throughout the United States and foreign countries raising awareness of oppression of African Americans and women.
