Ida B. Wells
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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IDA B. WELLS
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WHO WAS IDA B. WELLS
- She was an African American Journalist
- She led an anti-lynching crusade in the 1890's
- She wrote journals about stoping lynching
WHEN WAS IDA B. WELLS BORN AND WHEN DID SHE DIE?
- She was born July 16, 1864 in Holly Springs, Mississippi
- She died March 25, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois
- When she died she was 68 years old
WHERE DID IDA GO TO SCHOOL?
- Freedman's school
- Rust College
- Frisk University
WHO WERE IDA'S PARENTS AND FAMILY?
- Her father's name is James Wells
- Her mother's name is Izzy Bell Wells-Barnett
- But both of them and one of Ida's siblings died of yellow fever
- Her husband's name was Ferdinand L. Barnett
WHEN DID IDA START WRITING JOURNALS ON LYNCHING?
- In 1884, she started writing her journals on lynching
- She thought African American Discrimination was a terrible thing
- Also she made little speeches and quotes on what she belived in
ONE OF IDA'S QUOTES
- One had better DIE FIGHTING against injustice than die like a dog or a rat in a trap
- What I think that means is, it's better to try to fight for your injustice even if you die,
- Rather than give up and die without trying to fight for your injustice
Here is my compare and contrast of Susan B. Anthony and Ida B. Wells
HOW DOES IDA'S WORK FROM A LONG TIME AGO AFFECT US TODAY?
- I think she was a great change in African American history
- Since she stood up for what she believed in, now we have a law against lynching
