Ida B Wells

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Ida B Wells was a prominent journalist and civil rights activist who, in response to the lynching of Black men in 1892, famously advocated for self-defense and gun ownership as a means of protection for African Americans.

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Ida B Wells responded to the year full of lynchings and terror with a call for self-defense.

‘Defend yourself’: the Memphis gun club educating Black women and children on firearm safety | Tennessee

The Guardian·

United Kingdom· 2025-03-26

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