The Great-Granddaughter of Ida B. Wells on her Life and Legacy

Published: Feb. 17, 2021, 4:17 p.m.

As part of our Black History Month coverage, we take time to celebrate one of the country’s Black pioneers: journalist, antilynching activist, suffragette, and NAACP co-founder Ida B. Wells. We speak to Wells’ great-granddaughter, Michelle Duster, about her new book Ida B. The Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells.