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African American History, Industrial Development, Young women (students?) on the steps of Atlanta University, 1900.

Ida B. Wells

Source: Biography, A&E Television Networks

Ida B. Wells was a journalist who spoke out for women’s rights and against lynching, amongst numerous other issues. Watch a mini-biography, and learn more about Wells at this site.

This entry was posted in A New Birth of Freedom and tagged Culture & Society, Historic Figures, History on December 1, 2020 by admin.

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