Front:
Ida B.Wells
CHICAGO
FEB
1990
60607
25
Black Heritage USA
L.HATE HEp
Back:
IDA B. WELLS
First Day of Issue: February 1, 1990
First Issue Location: Chicago, Illinois
American journalist and reformer Ida B. Wells cam-
paigned on many human rights issues, including the fight
to give women the right to vote, but she is most well-
known for fighting the random lynching of blacks by
mobs during the late 1800's and early 1900's. During that
time, many blacks were lynched without so much as a
trial after being accused of a crime; others were lynched
for no apparent reason at all. Wells worked to expose
such murders and stop them. Born a slave in 1862, Wells
became a part-owner of and reporter for the newspaper
Free Speech. In 1892, after three of her friends were
hanged in Memphis, she began to investigate lynchings
and other violence against blacks. And in 1909, she was
instrumental in founding the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). One of the
most influential civil rights organizations in the United
States, the NAACP advocates nonviolent protest against
discrimination. The group's early efforts against lynching
led to the abolishment of the practice.
No. 90-4
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Original painting by Lois Hatcher
