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March 25, 1931. Chicago. Oak Woods Cemetery. Ida B. Wells is an African American civil rights advocate, journalist, and feminist. She is an American Hero. View a short video about her work to guarantee access to the vote. Wells was born enslaved in Holly Springs, Mississippi in 1862. She was the oldest daughter of James and Lizzie Wells. During ...
1862-1931. Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a prominent journalist, activist, and researcher, in the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries. In her lifetime, she battled sexism, racism, and violence. As a skilled writer, Wells-Barnett also used her skills as a journalist to shed light on the conditions of African Americans throughout the South.
10 de ago. de 2017 · Ida B. Wells was tiny, half a foot shorter than 5 feet, with a streak of righteous anger that could puff her up like she was taller and tougher than anyone around. Born to slaves in rural Mississippi in 1862, Wells migrated to Memphis after the Civil War, where she proved fearless resisting injustice and discrimination.
Ida B. Wells was a pioneer in the fight for African American civil rights. The photo is from about 1893. In May 1884, Wells had boarded a train to Nashville with a first-class ticket, but she was told that she had to sit in the car reserved for African Americans. She refused and was forcibly removed from the train.
Ida B. Wells will be remembered most for her fight against the lynching of Negroes, and for her passionate demand for justice and fair play for them. In the preface to her autobiography she mentions that a young lady compared her to Joan of Arc. The analogy is, at best, strained, but the odds against her were in many ways even greater.
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Ida B. Wells was known nationally and internationally as a “crusader for justice.” She traveled throughout the United States and foreign countries raising awareness of oppression of African Americans and women. Born on July 16, 1862, in Holly Springs, Mississippi, she was orphaned at the age of 16 when her… Continue reading
