Radical Advocate

Radical Advocate offers a compelling rhetorical analysis of Ida B. Wells’s groundbreaking activism, revealing how her journalism and speeches challenged the systemic racism, gender oppression, and economic control of the Jim Crow era. Mary E. Triece introduces the concept of “radical embodied advocacy” to show how Wells’s lived experiences as a Black woman shaped her powerful critiques of white violence and injustice. Through intersectional journalism and fearless public engagement, Wells emerges as a prophetic figure whose strategies remain urgently relevant in today’s fight for equity.