Day 14 of my Inktober2020 series of Women I Admire is Ida B. Wells
Ida B. Wells was born into slavery, and became a journalist, activist, and led a crusade against lynching in the United States. She was assaulted on a train, fought back, took them to court, and won. Unfortunately, the Tennessee Supreme Court took it back. She put her life at risk by going to the south to gather information on lynchings. She was terrorized and warned she’d be killed if she ever returned. She was an early founder of the NAACP, and petitioned President Woodrow Wilson to put an end to discriminatory hiring practices in government. Unfortunately, he was a racist dick, but she continued to fight for equality until her death at 68.
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