It's Black History Month in the US, so I'm marking it with inspirational quotes from Black Americans.

#BlackHistoryMonth #IdaBWellsBarnett

Plaque in Chicago honoring the work of Ida B. Wells-Barnett

#idabwellsbarnett memorial in Chicago. A somewhat hidden memorial I would’ve never known about, had this white woman not taken the time to seek out a Black-led tour of Black history. Take the time to research, learn, listen, and absorb what’s all around us. #slaveryisanabomination

Conference - SHGAPE Call for Papers The Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era is delighted to host its first stand-alone conference, June 4-6, 2026, at Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois. We we...

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#NaturesMetropolis #CityOfBigShoulders #GreatMigration #IndianCity #HullHouse #TheStockYards #MontgomeryWards #WCTU #JaneAddams #IdaBWellsBarnett #FrancesWillard #WorldsColumbianExposition and so much more!!

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Day 24
What could be said about #IdaBWellsBarnett? She was a journalist; a #CivilRightsActivist; a #BlackWomenSuffragist; 1 of the #NAACP founders; 1st president of the #NegroFellowshipLeague & an #AntiLynchingActivist.
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Ida B. Wells - Wikipedia

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Ida Bell Wells-Barnett (July 16, 1862 – March 25, 1931) was an American investigative journalist, sociologist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement. She was also one of the founders of the NAACP.
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To the victims of the plane/helicopter crash in DC: Your honorable, all-too-brief lives deserved better from the so-called leader of this nation. May God have mercy on all of our souls. #IdaBWellsBarnett #BlackSkyOver40