Ideologies / Civil Libertarian / Ida B. Wells
§ The minds · 1862–1931 · United States · Journalist & activist
Ida B. Wells
Truth-telling against terror
Press freedom and equal rights.
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Governance−28
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The investigative journalist whose fearless documentation of lynching fused press freedom with the fight for equal rights and due process.
social
Pioneering progressive for civil rights and against lynching.
economic
Self-reliant market journalism in service of justice.
governance
Demanded the state protect rights and stop turning a blind eye.
Notable for
- Anti-lynching journalism
- Co-founded the NAACP
- Suffrage and civil-rights advocacy
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