July 16, 1862. She lived in Holly Springs, Mississippi with her "parents" James and Elizabeth (Warrenton) Wells. They had a family that consists of four boys and four girls.
Unfortunately he died in Chicago, Illinois in 1931 at 69 because of kidney disease. Wells was one of 11 Tennesseans depicted bicentennial portrait and founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). She was a hard working teacher and she only got $25 a month. Also, she became a news reporter and part owner for Memphis Free Speech and wrote at the New York Age. Wells started the first African-American kindergarten in Chicago and she ran for Illinois state senate in 1930. She wrote against lynching-(of a mob) kill (someone), esp. by hanging, for an alleged offense with or without a legal trial- in general. One day she went out of town when a mob lynched and invaded New York Age's office. During that time she was married to Frederick Barnett. Ida's 4 children were born in 1896, 1897, 1901, and 1904. Ida B. Wells was a fearless anti-lynching crusader, suffragist, women's rights advocate, journalist, and speaker. She fought for women’s rights. Ida was part of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). She would march in the events with her head held high and face the consequences, that she got,for defending for what she believed
in. Ida B. Wells did that ,so that every African American in this country could be in school with Caucasians and Hispanics, etc. Thanks to her contribution, she lowered the number of lynchings throughout the country.