I have always felt it was a duty I owed to my race to drain ... - Ida B. Wells

"I have always felt it was a duty I owed to my race to drain the last drop of this cup of bitterness."

Ida B. Wells Perseverance

Investigative Journalist American 1862–1931

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"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."

"Perseverance is the key to success."

"Don't give up on what you believe in."

"I've been through worse."

"You learn to live with the pain."