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“Ida B. Wells refused to give up her seat 71 years before Rosa Parks did. At age 33, she owned the first African-American newspaper in Chicago, the Chicago Conservator. Why do you never hear about her? Because she was a Republican.”
Social media posts Claim dated 19 Jul 2019.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True

In short

This claim spread on social media around 19 July 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 August 2019, 18 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.

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