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nov 15, 1881 - "The Memphis Free Speech." Founded

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"The Memphis Free Speech" was a newspaper co-founded by Ida B. Wells in 1889 in Memphis, Tennessee. The publication became a platform for Wells to address and combat issues of racial injustice and violence, particularly lynching, in the South, leading to significant public awareness and advocacy for civil rights.

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nov 15, 1881
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~ 144 years ago