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#IdaBtheQueen (1/26/21) + #VoiceOfTruth (1/4/22) abt my gr-grandmother #IdaBWells | Bookings: amanda@aaehq.com
Jan 16, 2019 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
5 generations of African American women!
My great-great-grandmother was born enslaved in Virginia and sold into Mississippi when she was 7. She spent her entire life, except for the last 13 years, enslaved. 1/4
My great-grandmother #IdaBWells was born enslaved in Mississippi and became free when she was 3 years old. She spent most of her life fighting and speaking out against injustice. 2/4
