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Born into slavery, Ida B. Wells became a ground-breaking investigative reporter in the 1890s exposing the domestic terrorism practiced by white supremacists. This Humankind special, “Ida B. Wells’ Battle to Uncover the Truth,” tells the true story of a fearless journalist, whose life was threatened while she revealed the truth.

Wells began her activist career by refusing to leave a first-class ladies' car on a Memphis railway and rose to lead the nation's first campaign against lynching. Wells co-owned and wrote for the Memphis Free Speech newspaper. Her reporting covered incidents of racial segregation and inequality.

She was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, NAACP.

Among those you will hear in this Humankind program:

Written and produced by David Freudberg in association with WGBH/Boston. Use the audio player above to listen to the documentary. For more, 

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Born into slavery, Ida B. Wells became a ground-breaking investigative reporter in the 1890s exposing the domestic terrorism practiced by white supremacists. This Humankind special tells the true story of a fearless journalist, whose life was threatened while she revealed the truth.

A Humankind documentary about a groundbreaking investigative reporter called, “Ida B. Wells’ Battle to Uncover the Truth.”



Humankind documentary: Ida B. Wells' Battle to Uncover the Truth

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