ida b. wells thought she had her spot secured in the naacp’s “founding 40.” #webdubois even told her the night before the list was revealed over dinner. but when he read it out loud, her name wasn’t there. he had replaced her with celia parker woolley, a white woman aligned with booker t. washington. ida b. wells shouted and stormed out. du bois apologized and offered to add her again, but she refused, seeing it as yet another example of black women being sidelined even after she had spearheaded
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ida b. wells thought she had her spot secured in the naacp’s “founding 40.” #webdubois even told her the night before the list was revealed over dinner. but when he read it out loud, her name wasn’t there. he had replaced her with celia parker woolley, a white woman aligned with booker t. washington. ida b. wells shouted and stormed out. du bois apologized and offered to add her again, but she refused, seeing it as yet another example of black women being sidelined even after she had spearheaded
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