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sex. Ida B. Wells fought hard in
her effort to secure America as a safe environment for
Blacks, but she managed to accomplish a remarkable amount of
her efforts due to various gender and sex related assets
which were in her favor.
One advantage Ida B. Wells was fortunate to claim was
that gender relations in the Black community were very
favorable. Due to the strenuous labor male and female
African-Americans had to endure during slavery, neither sex
proclaimed its opposite inferior and, therefore, Ida B.
Wells was able to make huge leaps within the
African-American community. For instance, Wells was able to
become an outstanding journalist, become editor and co-owner
of a Black newspaper, and Black men did not object to her
leadership in these occupations. Black men respected and
honored her work in the advancement of African-Americans,
instead of envying a woman for accomplishing these essential
tasks before a male exhibited her achievements. Black ...

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