Ida B. Wells was born on this day, July 16, 1862. A journali... — Ana Lucia Araujo, PhD (@araujohistorian)

Ana Lucia Araujo, PhD@araujohistorian·16 de jul.

Ida B. Wells was born on this day, July 16, 1862. A journalist, educator, early civil rights and women's rights activist, she was born into slavery in Holly Springs, MS, and was freed by the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. I love this picture of her. #slaveryarchive #OTD