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Ida B. Wells
Ida B. Wells was born into slavery in Mississippi in 1862. She became an educator, journalist, and prominent activist against lynching and racial segregation in the late 19th century. Wells conducted investigations into lynchings in the South and gave powerful speeches condemning the practice. She co-founded the NAACP and was a leading voice in the women's suffrage movement. Though she tried unsuccessfully to become a state senator, Wells opened doors for future generations of African American women in politics through her pioneering work confronting injustice and fighting for equal rights over a century ago.
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Ida B. Wells
- 1. What do youknow about Ida B. Wells?
- 2. Ida B. Wells,Activist 1. Ida B. Wells's work gave ideas to Colin Kaepernick and 2. Ida Wells was born in 1862. What was happening in 1862? 3. Enslaved people became free after the North won the Civil War in this year: 4. What happened after Mr. and Mrs. Wells, Ida's parents, died from Yellow Fever in 1878? 5.Segregation means... 6. What are activists? 7. Why did Ida Wells sue the railroad in 1884? 8. What do journalists do? 9. Ida Wells wrote newspaper stories about segregation being unfair. What did her boss do? 10. Explain lynching. 11. Ida Wells made speeches about stopping lynching. She traveled all over the USA and went to 12. After she moved to Chicago, Wells protested because the Chicago International Exposition did not include African American people. She protested with this famous leader: 13. In 1895, Wells married Ferdinand Barnett. What was his job? 14. Wells and other leaders started the NAACP in this year: 15. NAACP means 16.In 1913, Ida Wells joined the 1913 March on Washington for women's right to 17.What are feminists? 18. Lawmakers changed the Constitution and permitted women to vote in this year: 19. Ida Wells tried to win an election. What job did she try to get? 20. Ida Wells was 68 when she died in this year:
- 3. Over 100 yearsbefore Black Lives Matter protests
- 4. Over 100 yearsbefore Black Lives Matter protests
- 5. and long beforeRosa Parks
- 6. Ida B. Wellsfought for Civil Rights in USA. and long before Rosa Parks, Over 100 years before Black Lives Matter protests I cannot believe this fight continues!
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- 13. was a famouspublic speaker. Ida B. Wells
- 14. Ida Wells wasborn in Mississippi in 1862 during the Civil War.
- 15. Ida Wells wasborn in Mississippi in 1862 during the Civil War.
- 16. In the CivilWar,
- 17. In the CivilWar, Americans were fighting each other about slavery.
- 18. In the CivilWar, Americans were fighting each other about slavery.
- 19. In the CivilWar, Americans were fighting each other about slavery.
- 20. Ida Wells wasborn in Mississippi in 1862 during the Civil War. Her parents were enslaved. She was enslaved, too.
- 21. The Wells' familyworked as enslaved people at this home. Today, it is the Ida Wells-Barnett Museum.
- 22. In 1865, theUnion won the Civil War. Enslaved people were free. Her father went to college. Ida went to college, too.
- 23. In 1865, theUnion won the Civil War. Enslaved people were free. Her father went to college. He was a community leader. Her father went to college. Ida went to college, too.
- 24. In 1865, theUnion won the Civil War. Enslaved people were free. Her father went to college. He was a community leader. Ida went to college, too.
- 25. Ida Wells wasborn in Mississippi in 1863. In 1878, her parents died from yellow fever.
- 26. Yellow Fever >headache >fever >back pain >skinbecame yellow >hurt all over Then the virus destroyed the liver and finally, the blood. People bled from their >eyes >nose >mouth >into the stomach. >Then, they vomited the blood. People struggled. Doctors had to strap their patients down while they watched them diet for 72 hours, like the flu.
- 27. Yellow Fever >headache >fever >back pain >skinbecame yellow >hurt all over Then the virus destroyed the liver and finally, the blood. People bled from their >eyes >nose >mouth >into the stomach. >Then, they vomited the blood. People struggled. Doctors had to strap their patients down while they watched them diet for 72 hours, like the flu.
- 28. Yellow Fever >headache >fever >back pain >skinbecame yellow >hurt all over Then the virus destroyed the liver and finally, the blood. People bled from their >eyes >nose >mouth >into the stomach. >Then, they vomited the blood. People struggled. Doctors had to strap their patients down while they watched them diet for 72 hours, like the flu.
- 29. Yellow Fever >headache >fever >back pain >skinbecame yellow >hurt all over Then the virus destroyed the liver and finally, the blood. People bled from their >eyes >nose >mouth >into the stomach. >Then, they vomited the blood. People struggled. Doctors had to strap their patients down while they watched them diet for 72 hours, like the flu. }
- 30. Yellow Fever >headache >fever >back pain >skinbecame yellow >hurt all over Then the virus destroyed the liver and finally, the blood. People bled from their >eyes >nose >mouth >into the stomach. >Then, they vomited the blood. People struggled. Doctors had to strap their patients down while they watched them diet for 72 hours, like the flu. }
- 31. Yellow Fever >headache >fever >back pain >skinbecame yellow >hurt all over Then the virus destroyed the liver and finally, the blood. People bled from their >eyes >nose >mouth >into the stomach. >Then, they vomited the blood. People struggled. Doctors had to strap their patients down while they watched them diet for 72 hours, like the flu. }
- 32. Yellow Fever >headache >fever >back pain >skinbecame yellow >hurt all over Then the virus destroyed the liver and finally, the blood. People bled from their >eyes >nose >mouth >into the stomach. >Then, they vomited the blood. Some people recovered. Many people died. for 72 hours, like the flu. }
- 33. Ida Wells wasborn in Mississippi in 1863. Her parents were enslaved people. After the war, her father went to college. Ida went to college, too. In 1878, her parents died from yellow fever. Ida had to take care of her brothers and sisters, so she quit college. She became a teacher. She was 16.
- 34. Ida Wells wasborn in Mississippi in 1863. Schools were segregated.
- 35. Ida Wells wasborn in Mississippi in 1863. Her parents were enslaved people. After the war, her father went to college. Ida went to college, too. segregated = Black people and white people must have separate things by law.
- 36. I Schools were segregated. Whiteteachers earned $80 each month. Ida Wells became an activist. She worked to change unfair laws. I earn only $30 each month! That is WRONG!
- 37. I Schools were segregated. Whiteteachers earned $80 each month. Ida Wells became an activist. She worked to change unfair laws. I earn only $30 each month! That is WRONG!
- 38. Activists work tochange unfair laws.
- 39. She took herfamily to Memphis. Tennessee in 1883.
- 40. In 1884, whenshe was 22 old she bought a train ticket. Men said African Americans could not sit in her car. They told her to move to a new seat. She refused. She sued the train company. The city court said she won. The city court ordered the train company to pay Ida Wells $500.
- 41. In 1884, whenshe was 22 old she bought a train ticket. Men said African Americans could not sit in her car. They told her to move to a new seat. She refused.
- 43. In 1884, whenshe was 22 old she bought a train ticket. Men said African Americans could not sit in her car. They told her to move to a new seat. She refused. Ida Wells sued the train company. The city court said she won. The city court ordered the train company to pay Ida Wells $500.
- 44. But the statecourt changed the decision.
- 45. But the statecourt changed the decision. I felt so disappointed ...O God, is there no justice in this land for us?
- 46. I continued teachingand I became a journalist. I wrote for newspapers.
- 47. I continued teachingand I became a journalist. I wrote for newspapers.
- 48. journalists = newswriters
- 49. I continued teachingand I became a journalist. I wrote for newspapers. I wrote school segregation must stop and USA's laws must be fair.
- 50. My newspaper storiesmade many people angry.
- 54. My very goodfriend, Thomas Moss, ran this store, the People's Grocery.
- 55. Ida Wells, MaurineMoss and her children, Maureen and Thomas.
- 56. White men enteredthe store. There was a fight. Historians think the fight happened because white people were jealous. The black owners of the People's Grocery earned more money than they did.
- 57. White men enteredthe store. There was a fight. Three white men were killed. Three African American men, Thomas Moss, Calvin McDowell and Will Stewart were arrested.
- 58. White men enteredthe store. There was a fight. Three white men were killed. Three African American men, Thomas Moss, Calvin McDowell and Will Stewart were arrested. They were waiting to go to court but before the court date, an angry mob kidnapped Thomas Moss and the others. angry mob
- 59. The angry menlynched Thomas Moss, McDowell and Stewart. angry mob
- 62. lynching = angrymobs kidnapping and murdering people and ignoring courts and judges.
- 69. Leave town! Theywill neither protect our lives and property nor give us a fair trial in the courts, but take us out and murder us in cold blood when accused by white persons. Ida Wells thought it was too dangerous for African Americans to live in the southern states.
- 70. Leave town! Theywill neither protect our lives and property nor give us a fair trial in the courts, but take us out and murder us in cold blood when accused by white persons. After she wrote this, Ida Wells needed to carry a pistol.
- 71. Ida Wells madelots of speeches about stopping lynching.
- 72. Ida Wells madelots of speeches about stopping lynching.
- 73. Ida Wells madelots of speeches about stopping lynching.
- 74. Ida Wells madelots of speeches about stopping lynching.
- 75. Ida Wells madelots of speeches about stopping lynching.
- 76. Ida Wells madelots of speeches about stopping lynching. She made speeches in USA
- 77. Ida Wells madelots of speeches about stopping lynching. She made speeches in USA and in England.
- 78. Ida Wells madelots of speeches about stopping lynching. She made speeches in USA and in England.
- 80. Ida Wells becamefamous for her speeches and books.
- 81. She moved toChicago in 1893.
- 83. People from allover the world visited the Chicago Exposition of 1893
- 84. People from allover the world visited the Chicago Exposition of 1893 but it did not include stories about African Americans. Ida Wells worked with leader Frederick Douglas to protest.
- 85. People from allover the world visited the Chicago Exposition of 1893 but it did not include stories about African Americans. Ida Wells and leader Frederick Douglas protested.
- 86. People from allover the world visited the Chicago Exposition of 1893 but it did not include stories about African Americans. Ida Wells and leader Frederick Douglas protested. Don't pay for tickets for the Chicago Exposition!
- 87. People from allover the world visited the Chicago Exposition of 1893 but it did not include stories about African Americans. Ida Wells and leader Frederick Douglas protested.
- 88. Ferdinand Lee Barnett,Wells' husband, in 1900. She married civil rights lawyer Ferdinand Lee Barnett in 1895.
- 91. Ida B. WellsBarnett with her son, Charles Aked Barnett, about 1896.
- 92. Wells took abreak from being an activist. She cared for her children. This photograph is from 1909.
- 93. The Wells-Barnett familylived in this house in Chicago.
- 94. In 1913, Americanwomen were fed up. They wanted to vote.
- 95. In 1913, Americanwomen were fed up. They wanted to vote.
- 96. In 1913, Americanwomen were fed up. They wanted to vote.
- 97. In 1913, Americanwomen were fed up. They wanted to vote. African American women wanted to vote, too.
- 98. Ida Wells Barnettand other African American women joined a march in Washington, D.C. to change voting laws to permit voting for women.
- 99. Ida Wells Barnettand other African American women joined a march in Washington, D.C. to change voting laws to permit voting for women.
- 101. Feminists believe womenand men are equal.
- 102. Ida Wells Barnettand other African American women joined a march in Washington, D.C. to change voting laws to permit voting for women. But many white women did not want to include African Americans.
- 104. Ida B. Wells-Barnettwith daughters Ida, 13, and Alfreda, 10, 1914.
- 105. Many African Americansmoved north from southern states to Chicago. I helped them find jobs and homes.
- 106. I helped organizea national group, the NAACP. The NAACP works to stop racism.
- 107. I helped organizea national group, the NAACP. The NAACP works to stop racism.
- 108. I helped organizea national group, the NAACP. The NAACP works to stop racism. The NAACP does important TODAY.
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- 110. Her daughter, AlfredaBarnett and her daughter-in-law, Fiona Davis-Barnett, 1919
- 111. Maureen Moss Browning,Ida Wells adopted daughter.
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- 114. Women could votein 1920. Now, I wanted to change laws myself. I wanted to be a lawmaker. I tried to win an election to be a Senator for the Illinois state government.
- 116. I didn't win. Buttoday, African American women are lawmakers.
- 117. Senator Kamala Harris Ididn't win. But today, African American women are lawmakers.
- 118. Representative Maxine Waters Representative Frederica Wilson Representative SheilaJackson Lee Representative Barbara Lee Representative Gwen Moore Senator Kamala Harris I didn't win. But today, African American women are lawmakers.
- 119. Representative Maxine Waters Representative FredericaWilson Representative Barbara Lee Representative Gwen Moore Representative Terri Sewell Representative Stacey Plackett Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson Representative Bonnie Coleman Representative Yvette Clark Representative Mia Love Representative Alma Adams Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton Representative Donna Christensen Representative Val Demmings Representative Sheila Jackson Lee Representative Brenda Lawrence Representative Marcia Fudge Senator Kamala Harris Representative Robin Kelly Representative Joyce Beatty Representative Linda Rochester Representative Karen Bass
- 120. Representative Maxine Waters Representative FredericaWilson Representative Barbara Lee Representative Gwen Moore Representative Terri Sewell Representative Stacey Plackett Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson Representative Bonnie Coleman Representative Yvette Clark Representative Mia Love Representative Alma Adams Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton Representative Donna Christensen Representative Val Demmings Representative Sheila Jackson Lee Representative Brenda Lawrence Representative Marcia Fudge Senator Kamala Harris Representative Robin Kelly Representative Joyce Beatty Representative Linda Rochester Representative Karen Bass
- 121. Thank you, IdaB. Wells. You opened doors so I could become US Vice President in the 2020 election.
- 131. Ida B. Wells,Activist 1. Ida B. Wells's work gave ideas to Colin Kaepernick and 2. Ida Wells was born in 1862. What was happening in 1862? 3. Enslaved people became free after the North won the Civil War in this year: 4. What happened after Mr. and Mrs. Wells, Ida's parents, died from Yellow Fever in 1878? 5.Segregation means... 6. What are activists? 7. Why did Ida Wells sue the railroad in 1884? 8. What do journalists do? 9. Ida Wells wrote newspaper stories about segregation being unfair. What did her boss do? 10. Explain lynching. 11. Ida Wells made speeches about stopping lynching. She traveled all over the USA and went to 12. After she moved to Chicago, Wells protested because the Chicago International Exposition did not include African American people. She protested with this famous leader: 13. In 1895, Wells married Ferdinand Barnett. What was his job? 14. Wells and other leaders started the NAACP in this year: 15. NAACP means 16.In 1913, Ida Wells joined the 1913 March on Washington for women's right to 17.What are feminists? 18. Lawmakers changed the Constitution and permitted women to vote in this year: 19. Ida Wells tried to win an election. What job did she try to get? 20. Ida Wells was 68 when she died in this year: