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Ida B. Wells was driven out of Memphis in 1892. She might soon have her own statue there.

Katherine Burgess, Memphis Commercial Appeal Comments Off on Ida B. Wells was driven out of Memphis in 1892. She might soon have her own statue there.

Ida B. Wells left Memphis, Tennessee, in 1892, forced to stay away from the city after threats were made on her life and her office was destroyed.

       
Katherine Burgess, Memphis Commercial Appeal
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