“If this work can contribute in any way toward proving this, and at the same time arouse the conscience of the American people to a demand for justice to every citizen... I shall feel I have done my race a service.”

About Ida B. Wells

Activist • American

Ida B. Wells was a pioneering African American investigative journalist, educator, and a formidable leader in the early Civil Rights Movement. She is best known for her tireless and courageous anti-lynching campaign in...