Who was Ida B.Wells?

Ida Bell Wells was born into slavery in 1862 and was released in 1865 as a consequence of the Emancipation Proclamation. Despite this, she could see how unfair the society she lived in was. This inspired her to pursue a career as a writer and activist. She campaigned against discrimination and for African-American equality throughout her life. Ida B. Wells would go on to co-own a newspaper, author many books, assist in the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and battle for women’s voting rights.