Today in Comics History, July 16: Happy birthday, Ida B. Wells!

Born on this day in 1862: Ida B. Wells, American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement. She was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).




from "Ida B. Wells: Tell the Whole Truth" in The CBLDF Presents Liberty Annual 2016 (Image, November 2016); co-script, pencils, inks, and colors by Paul Guinan; co-script and letters by Anina Bennett
It's important to not only celebrate the legacy of Ida B. Wells but continue it. C'mon, it's her birthday!



from Step Aside, Pops (D+Q, September 2015), by Kate Beaton
Happy birthday, Ida B. Wells!