Ida B. Wells

Over the course of a lifetime dedicated to combating prejudice and violence, and the fight for African-American equality, especially that of women, Wells arguably became the most famous Black woman in America and along with that, she is known to be one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

One of Wells main scope of work was the documentation of lynching in the United States.

Wells exposed lynching as a barbaric practice of whites in the South used to intimidate and oppress African Americans who created economic and political competition—and a subsequent threat of loss of power—for whites. After these publications, a white mob destroyed her newspaper office and presses as her investigative reporting was carried nationally in Black-owned newspapers.

Wells was often under surveillance, as she was labeled dangerous and a "race agitator". She always held strong and unpopular views and was not shy from controversy. There is a great controversy around disagreements with other NAACP members. As a result, she was left out from the list of founding members at NAACP.

One of her most famous fights was her call for all races and genders to be accountable for their actions showed African-American women that they can speak out and fight for their rights. By portraying the horrors of lynching, she worked to show that racial and gender discrimination are linked, furthering the Black feminist cause.