From the "If It Had Not Been" Series by the Slice News Journalist Ida B. Wells gives birth to written activism
"The pen is mightier than the sword." IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR IDA First in a series, this essay is a summary of the life and legacy of Ida Be. Wells-Barnett a journalist, organizer and civil rights pioneer. Presented by The Slice News, the series is named " It Had Not Been For." It is easy to assume that the freedoms in today's society were always the case. The goal of the series to to spotlight whose actions impacted society in a positive way. Ida V. Wells Barnett Circa 1893 Ida B. Wells said she never used a two-syllable word where she could use one. Keeping the community informed, the former Mississippi born teacher was an investigative journalist who made it her business to educate Blacks about their rights and their worth throughout her life. Her words would be read or shared with many people who could not read during the Reconstruction period, thus the simplicity in her approach. Her work appeared in the Memphis Free Speech and Headlight newspapers...