Lois Hatcher: Ida B. Wells

Artist: Lois Hatcher
1946 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1989
Image Size: 12 by 14 inches
Overall Size: 17 by 20 inches
Medium: Water Color on Cold Press Illustration Board

American journalist and reformer Ida B. Wells campaigned on many human rights issues, including the fight to give women the right to vote, but she is most well-known for fighting the random lynching of blacks by mobs during the late 1800's and early 1900's. During that time, many blacks were lynched without so much as a trial after being accused of a crime; others were lynched for no apparent reason at all. Wells worked to expose such killings, to have them recognized as murders and to establish laws that would stop them. Born a slave in Holly Springs, Mississippi, in 1862, Wells moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1884, where she became a part-owner of and reporter for the newspaper Free Speech. In 1892, after three of her friends were hanged in Memphis, she began to investigate lynchings and other violence against the blacks. She worked vigorously and energetically for the establishment of many anti-lynching organizations. Ida moved to Chicago in 1894, where the next year she married lawyer and journalist Ferdinand L. Barnett. In 1909, she was instrumental in founding the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). One of the most influential civil rights organizations in the United States, the NAACP advocates nonviolent protest against discrimination. The group's early efforts against lynching led to the abolishment of the practice.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the U.S. 25¢ Ida B. Wells stamp issued February 1, 1990.

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