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Apr 3, 2014 · Ida B. Wells was one of the first American women to continue to keep her last name after her marriage. Death Year: 1931 Death date: March 25, 1931
Ida Wells, the daughter of a carpenter, was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi, in 1862. Her parents were slaves but they family achieved freedom in 1865. When Ida was sixteen both her parents and a younger brother, died of yellow fever.
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett (July 16, 1862 – March 25, 1931) was an American investigative journalist, sociologist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement. She was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). [1]
Mar 25, 2024 · On the date of Ida B. Wells's death in 1931, we honor this extraordinary woman and her work against racism, sexism, and injustice.
Sep 29, 2024 · Ida Bell Wells. Born: July 16, 1862, Holly Springs, Mississippi, U.S. Died: March 25, 1931, Chicago, Illinois (aged 68) Founder: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Role In: American civil rights movement.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Ida Wells was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi, on July 16, 1862.
- Ida B. Wells-Barnett first grew to prominence by leading a campaign against lynching, first by writing newspaper columns but later through deliveri...
- Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a journalist by trade but also spent a lot of her time and energy organizing and participating in various civil rights cam...
- Among Ida B. Wells-Barnett’s achievements were the publication of a detailed book about lynching entitled A Red Record (1895), the cofounding of th...
Mar 8, 2018 · Ida B. Wells-Barnett died on March 25, 1931 leaving a formidable legacy of undaunted courage and tenacity in the fight against racism and sexism in America. She and her husband are interred at Oak Wood Cemetery in Chicago.
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When his former owner’s wife asked him to visit, he refused. In 1867, when Black men in Mississippi could vote for the first time, his white employer told him to vote for the Democrats, but again he refused. When Ida was 16, her family faced a terrible tragedy when her parents and baby brother died of yellow fever.
