Mr. John Sengstacke, part owner and general manager of the Chicago Defender, one of the leading Negro newspapers (Photo Credit: Library of Congress).
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Ida B. Wells: A Chicago Stories Special tells the story of the trailblazing investigative journalist, civil rights leader, and suffragist. Through interviews with her...
This week, Michelle Duster joined Carey Cranston, President of the American Writers Museum, online to discuss the legacy of her great-grandmother, Ida B. Wells. ...
Educator, journalist, and anti-lynching crusader Ida B. Wells was awarded Monday, a posthumous 2020 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation for her outstanding and courageous reporting...