Ida B. Wells She’s small, standing in her full skirt Between the music of Beale and the bells of the Baptist church. Ida B Wells,…
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Speaking Ida’s Truth for a New Generation: Interview with Michelle Duster
Michelle Duster writes a children’s book about her great-grandmother, Ida B. Wells By Julie Danielson, originally published on Chapter 16 on February10, 2022 The work of…
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Penning, Printing and Pressing On: The Ida B. Wells Statue
This article originally appeared in Volume I, Issue I of StoryBoard Memphis Quarterly in November 2021, page 22-23. Penning, Printing and Pressing On There’s nothing civil about…
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Ida B. Wells presence in Memphis
Courtesy of our good friend Jimmy Ogle: With the July 16 ceremony unveiling the bronze statue in her likeness, Ida B. Wells reclaims her place…
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Statue Unveiled: Ida B. Wells reclaims her place on Beale Street
Ida B. Wells Day today: Statue is unveiled at Beale and Fourth, capping a week and a day of celebration, education, reflection “We present you,…
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The Light of Truth
Michelle Duster delivers an intimate biography of Ida B. Wells By Kashif Andrew Graham, for Chapter16.org Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy…
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What I Thought I Knew
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES By Mark Scott Memphis, I need to talk. Because after 32 years as a high school teacher in Memphis I thought I knew most, if not…
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