How Did Ida B Wells Change The World
Ida B Wells was born on July 16th 1962 in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Ida’s parents were slaves, so Ida was born a slave. When Ida was only 6 months old her and her family were declared free because of the Emancipation Proclamation. Both of her parents were active in the Republican Party. Ida’s father James helped start Shaw university, which was a school for newly freed slaves. It was at Shaw University that Ida received her early schooling, however she had to drop out at the young age of 16 when she lost her family. Both of Ida’s parents and her baby brother died in a yellow fever outbreak and since she was the oldest, this caused Ida to be the one in charge of caring for her younger siblings. At just the age of 16 Ida was having to be a
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Ferdinand and Ida had four children together. However as busy and hard as Ida worked to be a good mom she never stopped being committed to fight for justice for everyone. In 1898 Ida brought her anti lynching campaign to the White House which led to protests in Washington DC. Ida also called for president William McKinley to make reforms.
During her life Ida B Wells helped make many changes in the world. She established several different Civil Rights organizations. In 1896 Ida formed the National Association of colored women. Ida is considered a founding member of the NAACP which is the National association for the advancement of colored people. However later on she left the organization because she felt the organization was lacking action. Another great thing she did was create the first African American kindergarten in her community.
Unfortunately Ida got sick and ended up dying from kidney disease. She passed away in Chicago Illinois when she was just 68 on March 25th 1931. Ida fought against prejudice no matter what the consequences may be. Ida said “ I felt that one had better die fighting against injustice than to die like a dog or a rat in a trap”. Through her writings, speeches, and protests Ida made a big difference in equal rights, and left behind a lasting
Ferdinand and Ida had four children together. However as busy and hard as Ida worked to be a good mom she never stopped being committed to fight for justice for everyone. In 1898 Ida brought her anti lynching campaign to the White House which led to protests in Washington DC. Ida also called for president William McKinley to make reforms.
During her life Ida B Wells helped make many changes in the world. She established several different Civil Rights organizations. In 1896 Ida formed the National Association of colored women. Ida is considered a founding member of the NAACP which is the National association for the advancement of colored people. However later on she left the organization because she felt the organization was lacking action. Another great thing she did was create the first African American kindergarten in her community.
Unfortunately Ida got sick and ended up dying from kidney disease. She passed away in Chicago Illinois when she was just 68 on March 25th 1931. Ida fought against prejudice no matter what the consequences may be. Ida said “ I felt that one had better die fighting against injustice than to die like a dog or a rat in a trap”. Through her writings, speeches, and protests Ida made a big difference in equal rights, and left behind a lasting