Tearing Apart ‘The Old Thread-bare Lie’

Born into slavery in 1862, Black journalist Ida B. Wells educated herself and, during the late 1880s, wrote for Christian publications “in a plain, common-sense way on the things which concerned our people.” She added, “Knowing that their education was limited, I never used a word of two syllables where one would serve the purpose.” Read more... The post Tearing Apart ‘The Old Thread-bare Lie’ appeared first on Christianity Today.