Ida Bell (B) Wells was born on July 16th, 1862 in Holly Springs, Mississippi. After the unfair lynching of three of her friends, she became a crusader against lynching and unfairness towards African-Americans. As a journalist, Wells wrote many articles concerning lynching and African-American rights. She was also one of the founders of NAACP and wrote
Southern Horrors: Lynch Law and All Its Phases.