Primary Source Spotlight: Ida B. Wells
From the Library of Congress:
“The facts have been so distorted that the people in the north and elsewhere do not realize the extent of the lynchings in south,” stated Ida B. Wells in June of 1895. Wells worked tirelessly to fight against lynching in the American South through newspapers, pamphlets, and speeches. A former school teacher, she is remembered for her work in both civil and women’s rights.
A Red Record: Lynchings in the United States 1892, 1893, 1894 Ida B. Wells
The Red Record 1895 Ida B. Wells
Lynch law in Georgia by Ida B. Wells-Barnett June 20, 1899 pamphlet
To the members of the Anti-Lynching Bureau Ida B. Wells-Barnett, chairman
Women’s Rights Activist Ida B. Wells-Barnett online exhibition item
Ida B. Wells historical newspaper coverage
- Topics in Chronicling America: Ida B. Wells
- More newspaper articles related to Ida B. Wells
- Ida B. Wells and lynching
- Ida B. Wells Club
Guide to the Ida B. Wells Papers 1884-1976 University of Chicago Library
Secondary sources
- Black Women Changemakers Library of Congress Blog February 9, 2021
- Ida B. Wells and the Activism of Investigative Journalism Headlines & Heroes February 12, 2020
- Ida B. Wells, W.E.B. Du Bois, and the Maps of American Racism Library of Congress Blog October 26, 2022
- How Racism Tainted Women’s Fight to Vote (1894 showdown between anti-lynching crusader Ida B. Wells and temperance leader Frances E. Willard) The Root March 25, 2011
- Ida B. Wells brief bio
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