We must build our own institutions to serve our own people. - Ida B. Wells

"We must build our own institutions to serve our own people."

Ida B. Wells Leadership

Investigative Journalist American 1862–1931

More from Ida B. Wells

"The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them."

"I felt that one had better die fighting against injustice than to die like a dog or a rat in a trap."

"Tell the truth and the devil take the hindmost."

"Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty."

"A leader must be fair and just."

"Integrity is everything."

"One must take responsibility for one's environment."

"In this house, I make the decisions"