We're coming to the end of Women's History Month, and to round off my #Trailblazers series we'll be exploring the legendary Ida B Wells. Born into slavery, Ida B Wells (1862-1931) would become a powerful figure in the civil rights and women's suffrage movements; a dynamic investigative journalist she shed light on the barbaric practice … Continue reading Trailblazers: Ida B Wells
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Little Rock Nine
A well known saying is that a picture can paint a thousand words. What does this picture say? The woman at the centre of this photograph is Elizabeth Eckford, a 15 year old African American student, being followed by a white mob angrily hurling racial abuse at her as she tries to go to school. … Continue reading Little Rock Nine
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