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The Ida B. Wells National Monument is made of granite and bronze and is located in a plaza at 37th Street and South Langley Avenue, on the former site of the Ida B. Wells Homes housing complex and just blocks away from where Wells-Barnett lived.
Officially called The Light of Truth Ida B. Wells National Monument (based on her quote, "the way to right wrongs is to cast the light of truth upon them"), it was created by sculptor Richard Hunt. [171] Also in 2021, Memphis dedicated a new Ida B. Wells plaza with a life-sized statue of Wells.
Ida B. Wells (1862-1931), the civil rights advocate and investigative journalist, had lived nearby in the decades before the Homes were built, and The Light of Truth Ida B. Wells National Monument was dedicated in the neighborhood in 2022.
A monument to journalist and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells-Barnett was unveiled Wednesday in Chicago. Officially called The Light... View Article The post Monument unveiled to activist ...
Ida B. Wells was a remarkable human: a groundbreaking African American journalist, civil rights leader and anti-lynching activist. Born into slavery in Holly Springs, Mississippi in 1862 (just ...
The Light of Truth Ida B. Wells National Monument; M. Memphis Free Speech; W. Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School; Ida B. Wells-Barnett House
The U.S. Mint has unveiled designs for quarters featuring important women in history, including journalist Ida B. Wells and tennis player Althea Gibson. The designs are part of the final series of ...
The Light of Truth Ida B. Wells National Monument derives its name from Wells’ quote, “The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” [90] A documentary film called The Light of Truth: Richard Hunt’s Monument to Ida B. Wells was released on October 27, 2024. The film, directed by Rana Segal, documents Hunt’s ...