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Ida B. Wells

“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.”
Illustration by Michael Hoeweler

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

— Ida B. Wells

Ida B. Wells (1862-1931), an activist, educator and investigative journalist, brought widespread attention to the murders of Black people in the South by white lynch mobs. In addition to her anti-lynching campaign, for which she was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 2020, Wells remained politically active throughout her lifetime.

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