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FAMOUS HUMAN RIGHTS CRUSADERS: IDA B. WELLS & FANNIE LOU HAMMER IDA B. WELLS: A community organizer and grass roots leader who was a precursor of the modern Civil Rights movement. FANNIE LOU HAMMER: An inspiration to anyone who has ever faced oppression & a powerful reminder of what one individual is capable of achieving in the face of adversity. One of the true icons of the Civil Rights movement. IDA B WELLS walked the long road from slavery to freedom and equality. Born 1862 in Holly Springs, Mississippi to parents who were former slaves, she rose to challenge and strongly condemn American lynching in the South. Her work as teacher, journalist and human rights activist brought worldwide attention to this brutality. She was a community organizer and grass roots leader who was a precursor of the modern Civil Rights movement.

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