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Ida wells was a leading figure in the civil rights’ movement. what did she hope to achieve ? what that means did she use to gain support ?

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Wells was an African American journalist, abolitionist and feminist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s. She went on to found and become integral in groups striving for African American justice.

Ida B. Wells-Barnett first grew to prominence by leading a campaign against lynching, first by writing newspaper columns but later through delivering lectures and organizing anti-lynching societies.

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