Blues Alley Special Rabbit Hole Edition – Ida B Wells – The Truth About Lynching

Before Rosa Parks, there was another Rosa Parks, a Memphian named Ida B Wells. Wells was a school teacher - turned journalist - turned activist. Predictably her anti-lynching articles, and speeches enraged southern whites. We’ll tell you the whole amazing story on this Special Rabbit Hole Edition of AEWorks Blues Alley Podcast.

We’d love for you to subscribe. You know what to do… & thank you! BONUS EXTRAS Learn how the stories of  Ida B. Wells and W.C. Handy intersect here. Blues Alley Podcast – Episode 5 https://bluesalley.podbean.com/e/wc-handy-the-founding-father-of-american-music-ep-5-%e2%80%93-a-change-is-gonna-come/    For a transcript of this episode, sources, and related images visit https://www.aeworks.org/blues-alley-sources

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