🗓#OTD, the legendary Ida B. Wells was born. Born enslaved in 1862, Wells is remembered for her vocal critiques of racist violence, her leadership in multiple civil rights organizations, and tireless fight to end lynching in the U.S. 🎥She the People: Votes for Women | Smithsonian Channel

Ida B. Wells was born #OTD in 1862. In this popular Retro Report video, we explore the life and legacy of the journalist and pioneering civil rights leader and her campaign for antilynching legislation. Learn more: https://retroreport.org/has-lesson-plan/ida-b-wells-and-the-long-crusade-to-outlaw-lynching-2/ #IdaBWells | Retro Report

Today we remember the legacy of journalist Ida B. Wells who passed on this day in 1931. Born into slavery, she fought to obtain an education and expose racial injustices in the 1890s. Her crusading work to investigate and publicize lynchings called public attention to the critical issue. #BecauseOfHerStory Read more about her life story, and see her stately portrait, over at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution site: https://s.si.edu/2ECvdF3 | Smithsonian Channel