While Trish was speaking, she noticed members of the audience had quizzical expressions. She took

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

According to the Impact / Profile box, “Ida B. Wells Uses Her Pen to Fight 19th­Century Racism,” which of the following is true about the ground­breaking journalist?

a. She was an African American woman who eventually owned the Memphis Free Speech and Headlight. b. She wrote about three African-American men who were jailed and killed, then later had her newspaper office ransacked. c. She was active in the women’s suffrage movement. d. All of these answers are correct.