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She Exposed America's Darkest Secret — They Burned Down Her Newspaper

She Exposed America's Darkest Secret — They Burned Down Her Newspaper | The story history tried to erase. In 1892, Ida B. Wells — a twenty-nine-year-old journalist in Memphis, Tennessee — uncovered the truth behind the wave of racial violence sweeping the American South. What she found threatened powerful people. So they destroyed her newspaper, drove her from her city, and tried to silence her forever. In this video, you'll discover: • Who Ida B. Wells was — and the personal tragedy that set her on a path to change history • How she investigated hundreds of cases and exposed the real reasons behind racial violence in the South • The night a mob destroyed the Memphis Free Speech — and why no copies of this newspaper survive today • How Wells went from exile to co-founding the NAACP — and why America forgot her for nearly a century 📌 Visual Note: Few photographs from Ida B. Wells's early life and 1890s Memphis survive today. Some visuals in this video are AI-assisted recreations based on historical photographs and written descriptions from the era. All facts, dates, and quotes are verified from documented historical sources including the Library of Congress and the Equal Justice Initiative. Timestamps 0:00 - The Night: Memphis, 1892 1:18 - Born Into Fire 3:53 - The Voice of Memphis 6:19 - The Turning Point 9:34 - They Burned It Down 11:50 - The Truth Survives 14:43 - 89 Years 16:55 - Remember Her Name Sources & Further Reading: • National Park Service — Ida B. Wells: nps.gov/people/idabwells.htm • Equal Justice Initiative: eji.org • Tennessee Encyclopedia — Memphis Free Speech: tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/memphis-free-speech/ • Library of Congress — Headlines & Heroes: blogs.loc.gov • Wells, Ida B. "Southern Horrors" (1892) & "A Red Record" (1895) • Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells (University of Chicago Press) Who else from American history deserves to have their story told? Drop a name in the comments — forgotten figures, buried stories, voices that were silenced. Your suggestion might become our next video. If this story moved you, subscribe and hit the bell. Every week, we uncover another piece of forgotten history from a different state. Share this video. Because Ida B. Wells spent her entire life making sure these stories were heard. The least we can do is keep telling them. #IdaBWells #forgottenhistory #Memphishistory #civilrights #Tennesseehistory #blackhistory #investigativejournalism