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1. www.britannica.com › biography › Ida-B-Wells-BarnettIda B. Wells-Barnett | Biography, Lynching, & Facts | Britannica

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   Sep 29, 2024 · Ida B. Wells-Barnett was an American journalist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s. She later was active in promoting justice for African Americans and founded (1910) what was possibly the first Black women’s suffrage group, Chicago’s Alpha Suffrage Club.

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   • 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...

2. ibwfoundation.org › wells-barnett-museumWells-Barnett Museum - The Ida B. Wells Memorial Foundation

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   The Ida B. Wells-Barnett Museum is located off of Exit 26 on Highway 78 in the Spires Bolling/Gatewood House at the intersection of Randolph and Salem Avenues in Holly Springs, Mississippi.

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   In 1883, Ida B. Wells traveled by train from Memphis to Woodstock, Tennessee, where she was working as a teacher. The conductor asked Wells to move to a different car because of her race. When she refused, she was removed from the train and sued the railroad company in 1884.

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   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]

5. womanisrational.uchicago.edu › ida-b-wells-barnettIda B. Wells-Barnett - Woman is a Rational Animal

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   Feb 12, 2021 · Ida B. Wells-Barnett never had an easy life, certainly not at the beginning of her life. She was born to her father Jim Wells—himself the son of his enslaver and an enslaved woman—and her mother Elizabeth Warrenton on July 16, 1862 in Holly Springs, Mississippi.

6. www.masterclass.com › articles › ida-b-wells-lifeIda B. Wells: Key Events in the Life of Ida B. Wells-Barnett

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   Sep 6, 2022 · Ida B. Wells was one of many Black women who made an impact through her activism. Her pursuit of women’s suffrage and equitable treatment for Black people has made her an important figure in history.

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   • Ida B. Wells-Barnett (born July 16, 1862, Holly Springs, Mississippi, U.S.—died March 25, 1931, Chicago, Illinois) was an American journalist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s. She later was active in promoting justice for African Americans. Ida Wells was born into slavery.

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   Where is the Ida B Wells-Barnett Museum?

   • In her hometown of Holly Springs, Mississippi, there is an Ida B. Wells-Barnett Museum named in her honor that acts as a cultural center of African-American history. [ 135 ]

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   What is the Ida B Wells Award?

   • Since 1983, the Ida B. Wells Award has been given by the National Association of Black Journalists and Northwestern University to those who "have provided distinguished leadership in increasing access and opportunities to people of color in journalism, and improving the coverage of communities of color in American media."

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   What is the Ida B Wells Association?

   • In 2007, the Ida B. Wells Association was founded by University of Memphis philosophy graduate students to promote discussion of philosophical issues arising from the African-American experience and to provide a context in which to mentor undergraduates.

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   What is the Ida B Wells Memorial Foundation?

   • The Ida B. Wells Memorial Foundation seeks to preserve and promote the legacy of Wells by supporting programs and organizations that prioritize education, journalism, social justice, and equality.

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   What happened to Ida Wells Homes?

   • In 1941, the Public Works Administration (PWA) built a Chicago Housing Authority public housing project in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago; it was named the Ida B. Wells Homes in her honor. The buildings were demolished in August 2011 due to changing demographics and ideas about such housing. [ 136 ]

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8. www.lib.uchicago.edu › legacy-ida-b-wellsThe Legacy of Ida B. Wells - A Voice for Justice - The ...

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   But Ida B. Wells was a black woman born into slavery who began openly carrying her torch against lynching in the very South bent upon the degradation of the blacks. Joan had the advantage of rallying a generally sympathetic French people to a common patriotic cause.