In 2020, Ida B. Wells was posthumously awarded with the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation for her, "outstanding and courageous reporting on the horrific and vicious violence against African Americans during the era of lynching."
Advocating for Equal Rights: Ida B. Wells’ Responsibility to Expose Justice
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Dan Duster Recieving the Pulitzer Prize
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Biden signing Act
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On March 29, 2022, the Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act was signed by Biden, making lynching a federal hate crime.
"Signing the Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act into law is a necessary step that signals our nation is willing to confront the darkness of its past to move towards a brighter future." -Senator Cory Booker, March 29, 2022
Wells' legacy shows the importance of speaking out. Today, people must continue to take on the responsibility of using their voices to fight for their rights.
"The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them." -Ida B. Wells, The Light of Truth: Writings of an Anti-Lynching Crusader, 2014
BLM protest
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