Ida B. Wells was a leader of the civil rights movement. Which statement best describes her contribution?

A.
She worked tirelessly to bring public attention to the lynching of blacks in the South.

B.
She became an attorney to prosecute racists accused of hate crimes.

C.
She established job programs for blacks in the South with W.E.B. DuBois.

D.
She helped found the Tuskegee Institute with Booker T. Washington.