In 2025, when the glint of Ida B. Wells catches your eye from the reverse side of the United States quarter, will you pause and consider the legacy behind the image? Wells, born into the chains of slavery in Holly Springs, Mississippi, in 1862, emerged as a beacon of justice and truth in a time when both were often violently suppressed. As the eldest of nine, how did her upbringing by a carpenter father and teacher mother shape her indomitable spirit?
