Ida B. Wells was at the height of her career. She was a well-established journalist, she had her own newspaper and she was respected by many journalists both black and white. But when three really good friends of hers were lynched, Ida decided to report on lynchings. Due to her reporting, she became a primary target for white supremacists. 

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