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Ida B. Wells-Barnett

Early pioneer of investigative journalism and civil rights icon. Posthumous winner in 2020 of a Pulitzer Prize special citation.

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American journalist and civil rights activist (1862–1931)

Born 1862
Died 1931

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Photo of Ida B. Wells-Barnett

American journalist and civil rights activist (1862–1931)

Born 1862
Died 1931

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Lynching African Americans History Race relations African American women civil rights workers Civil rights workers Wells-barnett, ida b., 1862-1931 Biography Civil rights African American women African americans, civil rights African americans, history African americans, social conditions Crimes against Social conditions Social reformers United states, history Women, biography 364.1/34 975.04 African American Studies African American women social reformers African american women African americans, biography Anti-Lynching Bureau

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United States Southern States Georgia Memphis Memphis (Tenn.) Tennessee

People

Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931)

Time

19th century 1877-1964 To 1964

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