 Wells (1862–1931) used her newspaper in Memphis Tennessee to attack lynchings; fearful for her life, she fled to the more peaceful precincts of Chicago in 1892 where she continued her one-person crusade.Nationally organized opposition to lynching began with the formation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909.There were 82 lynchings in 1909, and 10 in 1929.