Ida B. Wells
Ida B. Wells (
1862-
1931), born in
Holly Springs, Mississippi, was an
African-American civil rights advocate, and led a strong cause against
lynching. In 1884, she refused to move out of a segregated railroad car, and won a lawsuit against the railroad company for forcibly removing her from her seat, although the
Supreme Court overturned the decision in 1887. She died in
Chicago, Illinois. In 1895, she published
A Red Record, which documented her campaign against lynching.
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