As an era-defining black female journalist, Ida B. Wells faced racism, sexism, bigotry, and succeeded to tell the tale of it all.
Below are dozens of Ida B. Wells quotes from her many reports and books. What do you know about Ida B. Wells? In 1862, Ida B.
Wells was born into slavery, being freed by the Emancipation Proclamation just a year after her birth. Wells became more well-known after writing an article for a local newspaper about her highly publicized court case, where she was discriminated against by a white train conductor.
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