I'm not a huge fan of biographies, but the legacy of Ida B Wells is so important and under-reported in the broader histories of civil rights that I wanted to know more. Her pioneering use of investigative reporting and media analysis to fuel her anti-lynching campaign is critical to how we still understand extrajudicial killings of black people in America.

If someone wanted to make a very long and sporadically entertaining video, the faces I made all all the shaking of my head as I read about male usurpation of her work and political power, and the constant and annoying betrayals by white feminists would be a decent candidate. The book was fairly dry and ends rather abruptly, but it's a pretty good overview of her struggles and accomplishments.