Ida B. Wells: Fighter for the Civil Rights of Blacks to Own Arms
Our American Stories
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4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 28 June 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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On this episode of Our American Stories, born into slavery during the Civil War, Ida B. Wells is best remembered as an American journalist who fought tirelessly against lynching during the Jim Crow era. What most people don’t know is that she defended the right of blacks to own arms.
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