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- Indeed, truth and justice demand from me the confession that the Christian slaves among the barbarians of Africa are treated with more humanity than the African slaves among the professing Christians of civilized America; and yet here sensibility bleeds at every pore for the wretches whom fate has doomed to slavery."
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Jun 15, 2024 · Born into slavery in Holly Springs, Mississippi in 1862 (just before the Emancipation Proclamation), Wells went on to dedicate her life to passionately campaigning against lynching and fighting...
- "I’d rather go down in history as one lone Negro who dared to tell the government that it had done a dastardly thing than to save my skin by taking back what I said."
- “A Winchester rifle should have a place of honor in every black home, and it should be used for that protection which the law refuses to give.”
- “In slave times the Negro was kept subservient and submissive by the frequency and severity of the scourging, but, with freedom, a new system of intimidation came into vogue; the Negro was not only whipped and scourged; he was killed.”
- “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty, and it does seem to me that notwithstanding all these social agencies and activities there is not that vigilance which should be exercised in the preservation of our rights.”
- The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them. Ida B. Wells. Light, Way, Turns.
- One had better die fighting against injustice than die like a dog or a rat in a trap. Ida B. Wells. Dog, Fighting, Justice.
- There must always be a remedy for wrong and injustice if we only know how to find it. Ida B. Wells. African American, Injustice, Remedy.
- Those who commit the murders write the reports. Ida B. Wells. Writing, Murder, Commit.
Jul 16, 2020 · Read an Excerpt from “Crusade for Justice” by Ida B. Wells, Born on This Day in 1862. Today marks the 158th birthday of journalist, activist, and civil rights icon Ida B. Wells-Barnett, born into slavery in Missouri on July 16, 1862. Wells, posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize earlier this year for her “outstanding and courageous ...
Ida B Wells was a journalist, civil rights activist and female suffrage campaigner. Born into slavery, she was freed by the Emancipation Proclamation but grew up amongst widespread discrimination and racial prejudice.
Mar 25, 2024 · Ida B. Wells, born into slavery in 1862 in Holly Springs, Mississippi, emerged as a formidable force in the fight against racism, sexism, and injustice. Her legacy continues to resonate in our society today, serving as a beacon of courage, resilience, and the relentless pursuit of truth.
Ida B. Wells was born into slavery in 1862, but after the Civil War, she became a prominent journalist, suffragist, and civil rights activist. Her achievements are particularly remarkable given the difficult circumstances she faced as a Black woman during that era.
