Beginning
She became a teacher.
What train car was Ida sitting in?
First class ladies' car.
What did Ida fight against?
Lynchings.
What was the Alpha Suffrage Club?
Encouraged women to be active in politics, fought for African American womens' right to vote, and put Black candidates into office.
What law did Ida influence?
The Anti-Lynching Law.
Where was Ida B. Wells born?
Mississippi.
Where did this event occur?
Memphis, TN.
What major event started Ida's career?
The People's Grocery lynchings.
Who did Ida publically disown for her racism in the fight for Suffrage?
Frances Willard.
Who does Ida's train story later resemble in the Civil Rights movement?
Rosa Parks.
How did Idas teaching job impact her later life?
Sparked her love of writing and enlightening others.
Did Ida win her case with the train company?
No; the initial ruling in her favor was overturned.
What paper did Ida co-own?
The Memphis Free Speech and Headlight.
How did she help achieve equal rights for Black women?
She held public speakings, founded organizations, and helped to pass the Illinois Equal Suffrage Act.
What famous award was she recently given?
The Pulitzer Prize.
What illness killed Idas parents and forced her to provide for her siblings?
Yellow Fever.
How did Ida defend herself on the train?
She bit the conductor.
What book about southern lynchings did she publish?
A Red Record.
What national association did Ida co-found?
National Association of Colored Women’s Club.
What abolitionist did Ida work closely with?
Frederick Douglass.
True/False - Was Ida ever enslaved?
True, until she was six months old.
What did she suggest African Americans to do after this altercation?
Boycott the trains and eventually flee the South.
What fake name did Ida originally write under?
Lola.
What suffrage march did Ida protest in?
The March of 1913.
What three tactics did Ida use that later influenced Civil Rights leaders?
Boycotts, speeches, and powerful activism.