Ida B. Wells

CTL-E-0081 · Person · activist · 1890s–1930s

Verified evidence grade of this record

Anti-lynching investigative journalist and civil rights organizer based in Chicago.

The record

Also known as: Ida Bell Wells-Barnett, Ida B. Wells-Barnett

Relationships

Bronzeville — associated with
Wells settled in Chicago and lived in Bronzeville; the Ida B. Wells Homes were named for her.

Sources

DuSable Museum of African American History archives (primary source)
Encyclopedia of Chicago (Chicago History Museum)
City of Chicago — Chicago Landmark designation (Ida B. Wells-Barnett House, 3624 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr), Individual Landmarks, data.cityofchicago.org (harvested 2026-10-02) (primary source)

Record CTL-E-0081 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: Verified · CTL research: BCI-001, BPM-003, BVM-005, GLOBAL-001.
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Negro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

Shoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

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