Born in Holly Springs, Mississippi…. Women’s History Month Salute to Ida B. Wells, Renowned Crusade Journalist, Newspaper Owner

By Ayesha K. Mustafaa, Contributing Writer, Ida B. Wells (Barnett) was freed from slavery at 9-months-old, when the Emancipation Proclamation was signed – born during the Civil War in Holly Springs, Mississippi, on July 16, [...] The post Born in Holly Springs, Mississippi…. Women’s History Month Salute to Ida B. Wells, Renowned Crusade Journalist, Newspaper Owner appeared first on The Mississippi Link.

Born in Holly Springs, Mississippi…. Women’s History Month Salute to Ida B. Wells, Renowned Crusade Journalist, Newspaper Owner

By Ayesha K. Mustafaa, Contributing Writer, Ida B. Wells (Barnett) was freed from slavery at 9-months-old, when the Emancipation Proclamation was signed – born during the Civil War in Holly Springs, Mississippi, on July 16, [...]

The post Born in Holly Springs, Mississippi…. Women’s History Month Salute to Ida B. Wells, Renowned Crusade Journalist, Newspaper Owner appeared first on The Mississippi Link.