Question

Who was the editor of the Memphis Free Speech and Headlight newspaper? Select the best answer from the choices provided. A. Allen Allensworth B. Senator Charles Sumner C. Ida B. Wells D. Nannie Helen Burroughs

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Ida B. Wells

Explanation:

Reverend Taylor Nightingale,  J. L. Fleming, and Ida B. Wells are the three important personalities who contributed to the Memphis Free Speech and Headlight. Ida B. Wells was the editor and the owner of one-third interest of the publication. She contributed to an article in which she wrote about the lynching of three of her friends. Her friends were accused of ra-pe of the white women. Her article and the publication both were destroyed by the mob. This turned her towards the anti-lynching movement.