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Ida B. Wells
This documentary and companion website traces Ida B. Wells' career as a journalist, activist, and organizer in Chicago. It delves into her battle to keep Chicago Public Schools integrated, her forays into the rough-and-tumble world of Chicago politics, and her ascendance to the national and international stages as an anti-lynching activist and a powerful Black voice on behalf of women s suffrage. The project brings to life the journalist and activist as never before, using dramatic re-enactments and interviews with historians and Wells’ descendants.
