Honoring Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Honoring journalist and fearless anti-lynch activist Ida B. Wells-Barnett.
Honoring journalist and fearless anti-lynch activist Ida B. Wells-Barnett.
“Her forceful confrontation of those who would try to constrain her because of her race and gender is what has made her political identity a template for a new generation of black women running for office.”
“Often described as a tired seamstress, no troublemaker, Parks was in fact a dedicated civil rights activist involved with the movement long before and after her historic action on the Montgomery bus.”
“This is a friendly reminder to keep an accurate account of our history. Black and trans people are often overlooked and actively erased from the history books. Let’s do our part to actively combat that.”
“She was generally conceded to be the worst-tempered woman in the Nonviolent Movement,” Michaels said. “But she was also an organizer whom others followed to the ends of the earth.”
“Hill’s testimony also electrified women in the United States, who for the first time saw someone publicly calling out what so many of them endured in the workplace. She sparked a political movement that led to an increase in the …
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Did you know? “While Anthony and Stanton are in history books — and will soon be on the $10 bill — their failure to check what many perceive as their racism worked against Black women who were also denied access to the …