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The Ida B. Wells Memorial Foundation

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Posthumous Honors

1941 - Ida B. Wells Homes opened in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood

  

1970  - Her autobiography, Crusade for Justice, edited by her daughter, Alfreda M. Duster, was published


1974  - Ida B. Wells-Barnett's house at 3624 S. King Drive gained  National Landmark status


1985 - Inducted into Tennessee Newspaper Hall of Fame


1987 - Historic marker placed on Beale Street


1988  

The Ida B. Wells Memorial Foundation was started by five of her grandchildren.


Inducted into National Women's Hall of Fame

  

1989 - Documentary film, Ida B. Wells:  A Passion for Justice, directed by William Greaves, aired on PBS' The American Experience Series 


1990 - United States Postal Service issued stamp as part of Black Heritage series


1991 - Post office in her hometown of Holly Springs, MS renamed to Ida B. Wells Station


1995 - Ida B. Wells-Barnett's house designated a Chicago Landmark


1996 - The Ida B. Wells Family Art Gallery was established in Holly Springs, MS . The name  was changed to the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Museum in 2002.


2002 - Ida B. Wells Homes started to be torn down


2010 - Room co-named after her in United States Senate Russell Building


2011 Inducted into Chicago Literary Hall of Fame


2018 

March 8 - Posthumous obituary in The New York Times


July 25 - Major downtown Chicago street Congress Parkway renamed to Ida B. Wells Drive 


2019

February 11 -  Ida B. Wells Drive street sign unveiling ceremony  


July 13 - Unveiling of historical marker in town square of Holly Springs, Mississippi


July 16 - Shelby County, Tennessee declared Ida B. Wells's July 16th birthday as Ida B. Wells Day


July 20 - Unveiling of historical marker and honorary Ida B. Wells Way at 37th and King Drive in Chicago


August - Inducted into Mississippi Writers Trail


2020 

May 4 - Awarded posthumous  Pulitzer Prize  Special Citation 


May 13 - 2nd edition of Crusade for Justice published


2021 

June 30 - Light of Truth: Ida B. Wells National Monument installed


July 16 - Ida B. Wells statue and plaza installed in Memphis, TN 


Included in Turning Point Suffragist Memorial


2022

Ida B. Wells Barbie doll launched by Mattel as part of Inspiring Women Series


Included in Equality Trailblazers Suffrage Monument in Memphis, TN


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