The Woman Who Changed America with a Single Pair of Shoes — Ida B. Wells, the Day She Was Dragged from a White-Only Train Car
In 1884, a Black schoolteacher forcibly removed from a train went on to win in court, build a newspaper, and take on America's most brutal institution single-handedly. The story of Ida B. Wells is a truth America has long kept hidden.
May 12, 2026