(July 16, 1862-March 25, 1931)

Ida B Wells

She is the oldest of eight childrenWas born in Holly Springs, MississippiHer parents were from the Republican party She attended Rust College then became a

teacher

Who is Ida B Wells?

THE FREE SPEECH AND HEADLIGHTShe was fired from being a teacher and

became a full time journalistHer newspaper was about how black people

didn’t fight for their rights etc.

What was the newspaper she co-owned?

Her friend Tom Moss was lynched along with two friends

After she wrote about it in her newspaper Then the whites warned her not to come back

to Memphis because her life would be in danger

What was the consequences of her newspaper articles?

To England where it was accepted She wrote many pamphlets exposing white

violence and lynching against blacks In 1895 she married Ferdinand Barnett a

Chicago attorney

Where did Ida take her anti-lynching campaign?

She organized the National Association of Colored Women

She was one of the founders of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

She continued to fight for black rights until she died.

What did she help organize and help fund?

Born 18621870 her parents died 1883 sued the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad1892 her friend Tom Moss was lynchedMid 1890s she moved to Chicago1895 she married Ferdinand Barnett1909 she founded NACCPDied 1931

TIME LINE

She is important because she stood up for violence against black people

Exposed the mistreatment of blacks from the whites

She worked tirelessly and fearlessly to over turn injustices for colored people

Why is she important/how did she effect African Americans?

Lynching

1909

“One had better DIE FIGHTING against injustice than die like a dog or a rat in a trap”

“The Afro-American is thus the backbone of the south”

“If this work can be contribute in anyway toward proving this, and at the same time arouse the conscience of the American people to a demand for the justice to every citizen, and punishment by the law for the lawless, I shall feel I have done my race a service”

Quotes

They empower to stand up for what’s right and wrong

How one person could change many things

Why the quotes are important

By: Diana Orellana Period 4 02/04/14