Died: March 25, 1931 Civil rights and women's rights activist Ida B. Wells is remembered for speaking up against the lynching of Blacks in the She was born a slave and freed by the Emancipation Proclamation. She later cofounded the NAACP. She also coowned and wrote for Memphis Free Speech and Headlight. 2 TaNehisi Coates
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