[Marxism-Thaxis] Ida B. Wells : American Lenin

2008-09-30 Thread Charles Brown
Ida B. Wells Born July 16, 1862(1862-07-16) Holly Springs, Mississippi Died March 25, 1931 (aged 68) Chicago, Illinois Education Fisk University Occupation Civil rights & Women's rights activist Spouse(s) Ferdinand L. Barnett Parents James Wells Elizabeth "Lizzie Bell" Warrenton Ida Bell

[Marxism-Thaxis] Ida B. Wells

2008-04-04 Thread Charles Brown
Gotta mention I saw an ed television documentary on Ida B. Wells last night. Wells was the great anti-lynching crusader. In Memphis there was horrendous racist killing of three Black store owners ( If you get the details of the story , you will feel the horror). In that concrete situation, Wells