<p>The author of the definitive 2008 biography of the anti-lynching crusader and NAACP cofounder says the statue of Wells defines the city as well as honors her in a city whose leaders once talked of killing her. </p>

The author of the definitive 2008 biography of the anti-lynching crusader and NAACP cofounder says the statue of Wells defines the city as well as honors her in a city whose leaders once talked of killing her.

<p>The author of the definitive 2008 biography of the anti-lynching crusader and NAACP cofounder says the statue of Wells defines the city as well as honors her in a city whose leaders once talked of killing her.&nbsp;</p>

S3E34: Ida B. Wells returns to city with new statue

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S3E34: Ida B. Wells returns to city with new statue

S3E34: Ida B. Wells returns to city with new statue