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Ida B. Wells was born on July 16, 1862 in in Holly Springs, Mississippi. She first became a journalist. From that position, she led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s.
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Ida B. Wells became an activist when she?
Refused to move from a white only train car
Who led an anti-lynching campaign?
Ida B. Wells led a campaign against lynching.
What goal did Margaret Sanger Ida b. wells and Florence Kelley share?
What goal did Margaret sanger ida b wells and florence kelley shares
Which leader was threatened by violence and fled from the South?
Ida B. Wells [apex]
Why did Ida B Wells risk her own life to speak out against lynching?
Ida B. Wells thought that lynching was a brutal way of showing racism and she thought it was wrong.
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