Ida B Wells | 1 | The Making of an Anti-Lynching Hero
This is the first part in our series on Ida B Wells (1862-1931), the anti-lynching and civil rights activist that helped bring awareness to and resistance against the lynching of black folks that was occurring during the Reconstruction Period and Jim Crow, post-slavery. This episode will focus on her early life and what led her to become a warrior for justice.
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