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The Ida B. Wells Memorial Foundation and the Ida B. Wells Museum have also been established to protect, preserve and promote Wells's legacy. [138] In her hometown of Holly Springs, Mississippi, there is an Ida B. Wells-Barnett Museum named in her honor that acts as a cultural center of African-American history. [139]
Paula Jane Giddings (born 1947) is an American writer, historian, and civil rights activist.She is the author of When and Where I Enter: The Impact of Black Women on Race and Sex in America (1984), In Search of Sisterhood: Delta Sigma Theta and the Challenge of the Black Sorority Movement (1988) and Ida, A Sword Among Lions: Ida B. Wells and the Campaign Against Lynching (2008).
Pages in category "Ida B. Wells" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Majors sketched the lives of nearly 300 women, including Edmonia Lewis, Amanda Smith, Ida B. Wells, and Sojourner Truth. [2] Majors began to compile the book in Waco, Texas, in 1890. [3] He hoped to show the worth of black women for themselves and as an expression of the value of all African Americans. [4]
Ida B. Wells was a remarkable human: a groundbreaking African American journalist, civil rights leader and anti-lynching activist. Born into slavery in Holly Springs, Mississippi in 1862 (just ...
Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862–1931) – journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement Lilian Welsh (1858–1938) – physician, educator, and advocate for women's health Ruza Wenclawska (1889–1977) – factory inspector and trade union organizer
The lynching sparked national outrage, and Ida B. Wells' editorial, Free Speech, embraced Moss' dying words, which encouraged blacks to leave. "Following the advice of the Free Speech, people left the city in great numbers." [14] Lastly, Wells-Barnett had a personal connection to Moss and his wife as they were dear friends. [15]
Deborah Gregory, author of The Cheetah Girls book series; Dick Gregory (1932–2017) Sutton E. Griggs (1872–1933) Nikki Grimes (born 1950), children's book author and poet [13] Angelina Weld Grimke (1880–1958) Charlotte Forten Grimké (1837–1914) Rosa Guy (1922–2012) John Langston Gwaltney (1928–1998), anthropologist, author of Drylongso