Oscar Wilde, philosophical writer of 1894 said “one should either be a work of art, or wear one” He also wrote “fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months”, “Fashion is what one wears oneself & what is unfashionable is what ot...
Ida B. Wells was born aslavein 1862 in Mississippi, but was freed along with her family a year later when the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. Ida’s father, a master carpenter, was interested in furthering his own education, and Ida followed his footsteps in attending nearby Shaw Unive...
History 389, Section 007: The Civil Rights MovementIda B. WellsDu Bois, the NAACP, and the New NegroReading: D'Angelo, pp. 158-75 and Alain Locke, "Enter the New Negro" at http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/maai3/migrations/text8/lockenewnegro.pdfKrug Hall...
Identify and describe the effectiveness of Ida B. Wells's campaign She went over seas and put pressure on lynchers (Tennessee).Lynchings in Memphis stopped for 20 years. 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson On June 7, 1892, Homer Plessy was jailed for sitting in the "White" car of the East Louisian...
Ida B Wells Beliefs: Anti-Lynchings, Feminist, conditions of black only schools and institutions, separate is not equal, womens rights movements, urban reform Methods/Organizations: Political and social activism, vocal criticism, Published findings of lynchings, NACWC which addressed issues dealing wi...
Summer L. Hamilton|March 4, 2025 New Coin Celebrates the Living Legacy of Ida B. Wells Hear from author Michelle Duster about her great-grandmother Ida B. Wells’ lifelong fight for equality. Writer and activist Ida B. Wells was selected to appear on a new quarter as part of the 2025 ...
Ida B. Wells (1862–1931) In addition to being one of the most prominent anti-lynching activists and respected journalists of the early 20th century—she owned two newspapers—Ida B. Wells was also a strident supporter of women’s voting rights. In 1913, Wells, one of the founders of the...
felt that one had better die fighting against injustice than to die like a dog or rat in a trap. I had already determined to sell my life as dearly as possible if attacked. I felt if I could take one lyncher with me, this would even up the score a little bit. —Ida B. Wells ...
She recognizes the contribution of African American women like Ida B. Wells, Sadie Alexander and Mary Ellen Pleasants to African American history. She also acknowledges the role of some African American women in contemporary U.S. politics.Mal...
Ida B. Wellswas born just months before Lincoln signed theEmancipation Proclamationin 1863. As a young teacher in Tennessee, Wells began writing for local Black news organizations in Nashville and Memphis in the 1880s. During the next decade, she would lead an aggressive campaign in print and ...