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Ida B. Wells
African-american civil rights activist (1862–1931).
Born July 16th, 1862 in Holly Springs. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1931 at 68 years old in Chicago (uremia). [ref]
Occupations
human rights activist, journalist, sociologist, suffragette, suffragist, writer
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