Ida B. Wells and Justice in the Beloved Community

“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” Ida B. Wells
Teaching proposition: We will seek to better understand the call for justice by Ida B. Wells by exploring her life and her work so that we may be equipped to share her story with those in our home communities.
Wells, born into slavery in Mississippi, moved to Memphis, where she worked as an educator. She then began a career as an investigative reporter, exposing the injustice of lynching in the south. Wells co-owned a Memphis newspaper, which was destroyed by an angry mob after Well’s lynching article was released. The prolific contributions of Wells included substantial efforts for the women’s suffrage movement. Wells is recognized as a founding member of the NCAAP.
We will spend a portion of our workshop time taking a walk to the Ida B. Wells statue, which is just 0.3 miles from the Peabody Hotel.