CHICAGO (WLS) -- The board that gives out the Pulitzer Prize has issued a special citation for the late, trailblazing African American journalist Ida B. Wells.
The legendary Chicagoan was honored for "her outstanding and courageous reporting."
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Wells was born into slavery in Mississippi in 1862, but made a name for herself as an activist.
As a journalist, she exposed horrific violence against black people during the era of lynching and became a champion of women's suffrage in Chicago.
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The prize includes a $50,000 payment to support Wells' Mission.