Woman and son hung from bridge (pg. 7) i) “She was very small of stature‚ very black‚ about thirty years old‚” the newspapers reported‚ “and vicious”. ii) The boy: “fourteen and yellow and ignorant”‚ according to papers. b) ‘It is generally thought that the Negroes got what would have been due them under process of law. (page 8) c) “This may be “southern Brutality’ as far as the Boston Negro can see‚ but in polite circles‚ we call it Southern Chivalry”. ( page 9)
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“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” This quote by Ida B Wells-Garnett solidifies what the purpose of journalism is. The purpose of journalism is to enlighten people of current events. It is meant to enlighten people of all the truths of their society. It is meant to help people find a place for themselves in the world. Throughout Ms. Wells’ life‚ she showcased the bravery and strength needed to shed light on the wrongs of the world she lives in. She fought for the rights
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Ida B is a different kind of child. She lives with her mother and father on a apple orchard. Ida lives simple. She is homeschooled due to an unpleasant first school experience and she loves life exactly the way it is. She often times goes out to the apple orchard to talk to the tree‚ who she has all given names. She converses with the brook and seeks advice from a wise old tree on the mountain. However‚ Ida B’s world gets turned upside down when her mother falls ill with cancer. Her mother and father
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The Success of Ida B. Wells “One had better die fighting against injustice than die like a dog or a rat in a trap.” - Ida B. Wells Ida B. Wells was an important figure in Black American History. She was born a slave in Mississippi in 1862. Wells was able to gain an education and‚ later‚ became a journalist for various Negro papers. Through her writing‚ she was able to attack
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During the time of lynching‚ two black writers‚ Ida B. Wells and Thomas Stanford had conveyed their ideas through the writings in hope of a healthy public opinion. Ida B. Wells had written the pamphlet Lynch Law in Georgia‚ and Thomas Stanford had written The Tragedy of the Negro in America. In Lynch Law in Georgia‚ Wells utilized the reporting of Atlanta newspapers to create her own case. She included detective accounts within the pamphlet that compares to the newspaper reports. Within Stanford’s
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1. Ida B. Wells wrote the primary source Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases. This article was published in October 1892. On the Encyclopedia Britannica Online I read that Ida B. Wells attended Rust University‚ which was a freedmen’s school‚ in Holly Springs‚ Mississippi. She started teaching when he was only 14 years old! Later she moved to Memphis‚ Tennessee and she taught there as well. While living and teaching in Tennessee she attended Fisk University‚ which is in Nashville‚ she was
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The Tale of Ida and Anya Since the day they were born‚ Ida and Anya were fated to someday destroy each other. It was prophesied and so it must be. They were born on the same day‚ Ida in a glade full of honeysuckles bathed in the sun and Anya in a temple high on a mountain‚ swimming in the clouds. As young girls‚ they were taught to fight‚ preparing for the fateful day they would come face to face as enemies. Anya left the temple once no one else there could challenge her. She was a fearless warrior
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Throughout the twentieth century‚ African Americans fought to obtained equality. During this battle‚ many African Americans expressed their concerns about racism and plans to uplift their race. Ida B. Wells‚ Booker T. Washington‚ and W.E.B. DuBois were three speakers that caught many people attention. In an excerpt from Southern Horrors‚ Wells strongly states how feeling about lynching. She believed that lynching gave the “white man” the opportunity to kill the “black man” any time he feels the need
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SOUTHERN HORRORS In the late 19th century‚ Ida B. Wells dedicated most of her life to spreading the word about the horrific nature of lynching in the American South. Wells was a journalist‚ teacher‚ rights activist‚ and a public speaker. As an African American woman in the south during this time‚ Ida B. Wells was able to use her status as journalist to expose to the general public the true facts of lynching cases that suggested black wrongdoings. Wells used cases from all over America to convey
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Ida B. Wells Biography Ida B. Wells was born a slave in 1862 in Holly Springs‚ Missouri. She is the oldest daughter of James and Lizzie Wells. The Wells family along with all other slaves were freed six months after Ida’s birth thanks to the Emancipation Proclamation. The Wells family received lots of racial prejudice living in Mississippi. They were restricted by racial rules and practices. James Wells served on the board of trustees for Rust College and made education a priority for his seven
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