Ida B. Wells, prominent journalist, activist, and researcher during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, applied her journalistic expertise to reveal the struggles of African Americans throughout the South. Moreover, she brought her message to foreign audiences, uncovering cases of lynching to the world. Honor her legacy with handmade wood art, featuring her famous quote, "The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them."
Original illustration of Ida B. Wells with her quote, "The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them."
Image transferred by hand to wood. Due to the handmade nature of our art, all images will have a distressed look (where the underlying white paint shows through the image), with slight variations on the amount and location of distressing.
Metal sawtooth backer for easy hanging.
Wood art is packaged in a cotton drawstring bag.
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