Ida B.Wells Race & American Society AS OCR Spec B
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Ida B.Wells
- Born into slave family
- became teacher in Memohis, Tenessee
- sued railway company in 1883 after dragged from 1st class carridge & won
- sued again in 1884 - won $500
- sued again in 1887 - railroad comapny owm - ruled segregation allowed
- wrote for black publications - princess of the press
- wrote article condemming lynching - forced to leave memphis & live in north
- Campaigned in Britain against lynching
- tryed to get government to legislate against lynching
- one of 40 founders of NAACP…
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