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

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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.

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

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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.
Known for:
  1. On Lynchings (1892)
  2. The Memphis diary of Ida B. Wells
Most used words:
  • white
  • negro
  • man
  • die
  • mob
  • injustice
  • american
  • afro
  • lynching

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