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June 27th

1 event recorded on The Ledger.

  1. 1895
    The Rise

    Ida B. Wells marries Ferdinand Barnett

    Ida B. Wells marries Ferdinand Lee Barnett, founder of the Chicago Conservator, Illinois's first Black-owned newspaper. She becomes Ida B. Wells-Barnett and takes ownership of the paper, continuing her anti-lynching campaign from Chicago.

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