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The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.

Ida B. Wells

I felt that one had better die fighting against injustice than to die like a dog or rat in a trap. I had already determined to sell my life as dearly as possible if attacked. I felt if I could take one lyncher with me, this would even up the score a little bit.

Ida B. Wells

A Winchester rifle should have a place of honor in every black home,

Ida B. Wells

Ida B. Wells

Ida B. Wells

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Born: July 16, 1862

Died: March 25, 1931 (aged 68)

Bio: Ida Bell Wells-Barnett, more commonly known as Ida B. Wells, was an African-American journalist, newspaper editor, suffragist, sociologist, feminist Georgist, and an early leader in the Civil Rights Movement.

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On Lynchings (1892)
The Memphis diary of Ida B. Wells

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